Police said the suspect was hiding in one of the homes at the scene at 500 South Biscayne River Drive. Witness says she saw it all and how suspect fled after shooting another man multiple times.
It all started around 2 p.m. according to officials.
Multiple Miami Dade Police Department units responded to a call for a shooting in the 500 block of South Biscayne River Drive in the Golden Glades area.
Upon arriving at this location, officers discovered a man with gunshot wounds who had also crashed a vehicle into a fence at a residence in the neighborhood.
This individual was transported to an area hospital, but his current condition is unknown.
The authorities have been investigating the scene for several hours, securing a large police perimeter because the suspected person responsible for this shooting has fled.
According to a witness who witnessed all this, the altercation occurred between two men. She says one was Hispanic and the other was black and apparently the fight was over an alleged robbery. The police have not yet confirmed this information, but here is what the woman told us: “they started fighting and then everything calmed down. The next thing I heard was 6-7 gunshots, the dark haired man ended up shot 4 times, this witness said.
This woman also told us that the Hispanic male is the one who apparently escaped in a blue colored vehicle. We are waiting for the police to confirm this information and if indeed this possible suspect could be hiding in one of the residences here in the sector.
At this point almost 7 hours have passed since the start of the investigation and the police are still there on the scene, this is the closest we have gotten to the scene. Many detectives are investigating. Many closed streets preventing neighbors from going to their homes.
This investigation is ongoing and police do not currently have a description of the subject who fled the scene. If you have any information about this case, you can contact the Stop Crime Line at 305-471-8477.