MIAMI (WSVN) - City of Miami Police and fire rescue units responded to the scene of a fatal shooting in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Wednesday night.
According to police, a male victim was shot in the area of Northeast Miami Place and 57th Street. Family members said the victim was only 16 years old.
A witness told police that the victim was chased and then shot.
“I just hear the sound, ‘tun, tun, tun, tun,'” said one local.
This incident would be the sixth time a teen was shot in the area during the month of December.
Tuesday night, a 17-year-old was one of five people shot near Northwest 85th Terrace and 18th Avenue. “I pray every day that it’s not one of mine,” said Willie Neal, the father of the shooting victim. “But yesterday, it was.”
A week earlier, a 16-year-old was shot and killed near Northwest 14th Avenue and 81st Street. Two days prior to that, another 16-year-old was shot while sitting in a car at a gas station.
Three days before that, a 17-year-old was shot and killed at a trailer park near Northwest 82nd Street and Miami Court. A week before that incident, a 15-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet while walking with a group of friends.
All of these shootings followed the shooting death of a 2-year-old, who was playing in the courtyard of an apartment complex.
“This needs to stop, especially during the holiday season,” Neal said.
The investigation into the latest shooting is ongoing.
If you have any information on this shooting or any of the others,, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.
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