SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating after four people, including a juvenile, were shot in Southwest Miami-Dade.
According to Miami-Dade Police, officers responded to a block party along Southwest 139th Avenue, near 260th Street, at around 11 p.m., Sunday.
Investigators said a group of people were standing in a parking lot, when an unknown subject opened fire, striking two males and two females. Neighbors identified the two females shot as Takira Calloway and Kearra.
7News spoke with a woman who said it was a child’s birthday party. “They were having a good time,” she said. “They were just dancing, enjoying themselves.”
The woman also told 7News she heard about 30 shots. “I just hear, ‘Shooting!’ and saw people dropping to the floor, everybody racing and running in different directions.”
All four victims were shot in their extremities, according to police. The three adults were rushed to the hospital, while the girl was airlifted to Kendall Regional Medical Center. They were last listed in stable condition.
Police are now asking for the public’s help in locating the person or persons responsible.
“It’s a constant thing in this neighborhood, unfortunately, and the kids suffer from it,” said the woman. “It’s sad that you can’t have a child’s birthday party because of the neighborhood you live in with all this gun violence that’s going on, especially on Martin Luther King Day.”
Caridad Rivera, the neighbor who called police, was inside her home when the shooting happened.
“It sounded like fireworks,” Rivera said, “but they weren’t fireworks. It was a shootout.”
A bullet pierced Rivera’s kitchen window, and she said if she didn’t move in time, she would have been shot herself.
The day after the shooting, other neighbors found bullets inside of their cars. Rivera said that shootings are just a part of life.
“Yes, [the shootings] happen all the time,” Rivera said. “It’s not Naranja how it used to be. The violence needs to stop.”
If you have any information on this shooting, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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