MIAMI (WSVN) - Authorities are investigating after a shooting victim was found along the Dolphin Expressway in Northwest Miami-Dade.
According to Miami-Dade Police, the victim was found along the expressway at Northwest 45th Avenue, just before 2:30 p.m., Monday.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers also responded to the scene where the shooting victim was found.
They said a man riding in the passenger street was struck in the leg after someone opened fire into a car in the area of Southwest 107th Avenue and 186th Street. Police said they responded to that location for a Shot Spotter alert.
The driver, who was not hurt, sought help from a Miami-Dade Schools Police officer who was traveling on the expressway.
7Skyforce HD showed the victim being placed in the back of a City of Miami Fire Rescue ambulance.
He was then transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center with injuries not considered life-threatening.
7News cameras captured the man sitting upright and talking to paramedics after he arrived at the hospital.
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