NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A shooting and a crash in Northwest Miami-Dade left one person dead and two others injured.
Live video footage showed several Miami-Dade Police officers, including a Crime Scene Investigation van at the scene near Northwest 27th Avenue, where a severely damaged white sedan and a yellow tarp covered a body was seen, Tuesday morning.
According to police, the passenger of the white car was shot and pronounced dead on the scene.
Preliminary investigations by Miami-Dade Police Department investigators revealed that two vehicles were traveling on Northwest 27th Avenue when they shot at each other.
Police said that there was a disagreement between the two vehicles, which resulted in an exchange of gunfire leading up to a crash.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported two injured individuals to nearby hospitals; a woman driver was transported in stable condition while the driver of another vehicle was shot and transported to Ryder Trauma Center in serious condition.
Although not confirmed by police, other incidents that occurred nearby may be connected to the crash on 79th Street.
A gas station near Northwest 88th Street was under investigation by police officers and a white pick-up truck was found crashed on the side of the road on 27th Avenue near 67th Street. Authorities have a portion of 27th Avenue closed off as they investigate the incident involving the truck.
People who said they knew the victims noted that the incident started at the aforementioned gas station.
“The guy in the truck was upset about what she was doing,” said the woman who did not give her name. “She has a friend in the car with her and she was trying to get away from him, but he got more aggressive with her and hit her car. It made her car hit [the bus stop].”
A man at a bus stop near the crash site of the white sedan said he witnessed one of the incidents unfold.
“I heard a shooting and a lot of stuff shattered on me,” he recalled. “Then I saw a big crash. I walked around to the car and I saw the guy dead on the passenger side.”
Traffic was closed off on several potions of Northwest 27th Avenue and police investigated the incident, but has since been reopened.
As authorities continue their investigation, they said none of the people involved are cooperating with the investigation. Police have been contacted for more information about these incidents.
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