NBC6’s Julia Bagg reports on the early stages of the investigation.
A woman was rushed to the hospital after she was shot in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood early Tuesday, authorities said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that at around3:45 a.m. they received a medical call with reports of a shooting in the area of Northwest 141st Street and 10th Avenue.
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WATCH HEREDeputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office also responded and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound.
She was rushed to the hospital in stable condition, the sheriff's office and fire rescue said. Her name and more details about her injuries were not immediately available.
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One neighbor said she heard around nine gunshots at around 4 a.m. Another said he woke up to gunfire outside his window.
"It was like a boom-boom-boom-boom," Franklin Pierre said. "I was scared, this was right next to my house. Very scary."
Video of the scene showed police tape surrounding the scene, and the flashing lights of deputies' vehicles.
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Neighbors also said the home at the center of the investigation is a short-term rental, and that it's been linked to gun violence in the past.
"It is hard. We need to do something to solve this problem. It is a problem. Across America, it is a problem," one man who lived in the area said.
