MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man has died after he was shot Thursday night in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported at about 8:40 p.m. in the area of Southwest 233rd Street and 132nd Avenue.
Deputies said two men were involved in a dispute when one pulled out a gun and shot the other.
Residents in the area told Local 10 News they heard between 15 and 20 gunshots.
Three bullets pierced a nearby garage and two more struck a car. Another round tore through a wall, hitting a young girl’s closet.
Deputies said the victim was transported to a local hospital, where he died.
With bullets hitting homes and cars, neighbors said it’s a miracle no one else was hurt.
“You think you’re in a free country, that you can live and enjoy your time, but at the end of the day, you’ve gotta be careful of everywhere you go anymore,” one neighbor said.
Another neighbor told Local 10 News that he “thought fireworks were coming out” when he claimed that 15 to 20 shots were fired.
“You think you’re in a free country that you can live and enjoy your time but at the end of the day, you’ve got to be careful of everywhere you go anymore,” a person who lives nearby said.
No other details about the shooting were immediately released.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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