NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man drove himself to the hospital after he was shot during a possible road rage incident in Northeast Miami-Dade, authorities said.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a road rage incident where a man was shot in the upper back and a woman’s vehicle was also struck in the area of Ives Dairy Road and Northeast 15th Avenue, at around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The man managed to drive himself to Jackson North Medical Center for treatment. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and transported him to HCA Aventura Hospital in stable condition.
The victim also told MDSO that while his vehicle was parked outside of the hospital, an unknown individual got into his car and drove away in an unknown direction.
The female victim was not injured.
Authorities have not released any information on subjects in the possible road rage shooting or apparent car theft.
This latest violent shooting is one of several road rage incidents in recent months.
On Oct. 31, deputies responded to Medley, where a man had been shot in another apparent road rage incident. 7News cameras captured police tape surrounding the cars involved. The alleged shooter was arrested.
Days before Halloween, along a busy Interstate 95, prosecutors say Breanna Evans shot another driver near Hillsboro Boulevard because he was driving too slowly in the fast lane. Luckily, the man was only grazed by the bullet and is expected to be OK.
“She cut him off because she doesn’t like people that don’t drive fast enough in the fast lane,” the prosecution said. “She had time to think, to reach for the gun, turn the safety off, point and shoot, and shoot the victim in the temple.”
On Oct. 22, 36-year-old Jairo Rodriguez told 7News he got in a fight with another driver near the Golden Glades following an earlier heated encounter in Broward. Investigators say the two drivers exchanged words before Jairo stepped out of the car and was pinned between the two cars by the other driver.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers ruled Rodriguez was the aggressor, but he wasn’t charged or cited.
“There’s nothing to charge me with, because I didn’t do anything besides getting out of the car, and when I got out of the car, he tried to kill me with his vehicle,” he said.
Earlier in October, an argument between two men at a Costco parking lot in Davie led to a fight before escalating with one of the men involved shooting out the other’s car tire.
The whole heated interaction was caught on camera.
The gun-wielding man was ultimately arrested by Davie Police.
“Just too many idiots with guns, that don’t know what they are doing with the guns,” the victim said.
If you have any information on either of these incidents, 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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