NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are searching for the gunman responsible for an overnight shooting in North Miami Beach that left a man dead and sent another victim to the hospital.
North Miami Beach Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the drive-by shooting in the area of Northeast 167th Street and First Avenue, just after 2:20 a.m., Sunday.
7News cameras captured a black Infiniti cordoned off by crime scene tape. The car’s windshield was riddled with bullet holes.
“A car fired out, and it was a crazy scene,” said an eyewitness who asked not to be identified.
According to the witness, he was inside the Infiniti with the victims when a vehicle approached them.
“You would have thought like they knew each other. Like, the guy pulls up and comes to a slight stop,” said the witness, “and before the time it takes to say, ‘Hi, how are you doing?’ it’s gunshots.”
The witness said the shooter discharged the weapon several times into the Infiniti.
“I was sitting behind the victim, and about seven or eight shots were let out,” he said. “Just a lot of fire, just a lot of smoke and a lot of fire.”
A woman who showed up to the scene said her sister was in the Infiniti.
“She called me at like 2:45, 3 o’clock this morning and said that the car they were in just got shot up,” she said.
Paramedics transported the victims to an area hospital, where one patient died and the other is recovering.
The deadly Father’s Day shooting left the eyewitness thinking of his own family.
“It’s too much. I got three kids out here, one of whom is almost a teenager,” he said, “and now I’ve got to worry about when he leaves, because it was senseless. Why?”
The Infiniti was later towed away from the scene.
If you have any information on this shooting or the gunman’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.
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