SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are investigating what they described as a road rage shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade that sent an innocent driver to the hospital and led to the hours-long closure of Bird Road in the middle of rush hour.
7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the incident in the area along Bird Road, near Southwest 112th Avenue, just after 5 p.m., Friday.
Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene just before 4:45 p.m.
According to investigators, a white GMC van and a white BMW were traveling wast on Bird Road when, at some point, the person behind the wheel of the BMW hit the van.
When the driver of the BMW took off, police said, the driver of the van caught up, confronted the motorist and began punching the BMW.
It was at this point that, detectives said, the driver of the BMW pulled out a gun and began shooting.
However, detectives said, the shooter missed the intended target and sent those shots toward a woman driving a black SUV.
A man claiming to be the victim’s husband said he was driving behind her when the bullets went flying.
“She was bleeding. It was very unpleasant, the whole experience,” he said.
MDFR officials transported the injured victim to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in stable condition.
A witness said she saw the victim moments before she was taken to the hospital.
“She looked very scared,” said the witness.
Fortunately, the man claiming to be the victim’s husband said she wasn’t injured by any bullets, but only bruised by shattered glass.
“In her hand, in her face, mostly pieces from the windshield of the car,” he said.
Back at the scene, officers checked out the vehicles involved in the incident. The victim’s SUV was seen with its driver’s side window shattered.
Bird Road remained shut down in both directions for hours. Friday night, bullet casings were seen littering parts of the roadway.
Police said the driver of the BMW fled the scene, and the man in the GMC van was detained.
As for the man claiming to be the victim’s husband, he said he’s just thankful his wife will be OK.
“[I was told] that she was stable, that tomorrow doctors will come to see her, essentially for the wound in her hand and take out some pieces of glass that she has in her face,” he said.
If you have any information on this shooting or the whereabouts of the driver of the BMW, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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