Police are investigating a shooting in a Miami neighborhood that sent two men to the hospital and led officers to take one person into custody.
According to City of Miami Police, the victims came under fire near Southwest 33rd Avenue and Sixth Street, at around 8 a.m., Sunday.
Rescue crews transported both men to Jackson Memorial Hospital in unknown condition, one to Ryder Trauma Center and the other to the emergency room.
Officials shut down Southwest Eighth Street between 34th and 35th avenues as well as Southwest Seventh Street between 33rd and 34th avenues for hours while they investigated.
“We don’t know right now what the relationship is between the two, but we have detained one person, and he’s being questioned by our detectives at this point,” said Miami Police Office Kenia Fallat.
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
“There’s a lot that we’re still trying to see as to what happened here,” said Fallat.
Police continue to investigate.
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