Teenage boy wounded in Miami's Little Haiti shooting, police say

Officers investigate shooting near Miami Edison High School

LITTLE HAITI, Fla. ā€“ Detectives were investigating a shooting that left a teenager wounded Friday in Miami's Little Haiti.Ā 

Miami Police Department officers responded to the area of NorthwestĀ FirstĀ Avenue and 61st Street near Miami Edison Senior High School and theĀ iTech - Miami's Mega Technology Magnet High School.

Officer Michael Vega said the teenage boy was conscious when officers arrived.Ā 

Miami Fire Rescue personnel took the teenager to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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