MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A shooting and carjacking in a Miramar neighborhood came to an end in Miami Gardens, where officers recovered the stolen car, arrested a man and found a gun with a loaded clip, police said.
Officials arrived to the scene near Northwest 213th Street and 37th Avenue in Miami Gardens overnight Monday.
7News cameras captured investigators recovering a gun and magazine outside of a home in the area.
Just a few blocks away, detectives could be seen investigating a white Mercedes with its driver’s side door open.
Miramar and Miami Gardens Police were both at the scene and confirmed the arrest.
“We were able to stop the vehicle and get the sole occupant in custody,” said Miramar Police officer Tiffany Roy.
Police said it all started just after 11:30 p.m. on Sunday and that the stolen vehicle from their scene was recovered in Miami Gardens.
The victim was dropping someone off near Park Avenue and Miramar Parkway when he was shot and his car was stolen, according to police.
An area resident said he heard gunfire.
“The first three were back-to-back, ‘pop, pop, pop,’ and then a few seconds later, ‘pop,'” he said. “Then we heard a car peel out.”
Another witness said it was three shots.
“It was one, and then about maybe 10 seconds later, multiple, double shots, ‘pow, pow,'” he said.
Witnesses said they could hear a man calling for help.
“When I came outside, the police were just getting to the scene, so he was just basically asking for help,” said a witness.
Officials said the victim was transported to a local hospital but did not reveal any more information on their condition.
Friends of the victim said he worked at a nearby bar and did not survive.
Residents said this is a typically quiet neighborhood, and the shooting has left them feeling uneasy.
“We were in the garage, and it was directly across from where the gunfire took place, so thank God nothing happened and thank God no bullets came through our way,” said an area resident.
Back in Miami Gardens, the Mercedes was towed away from the scene with the top of the vehicle covered by a yellow tarp.
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