Dramatic video shows children in the middle of a baseball game running from a nearby barrage of gunfire in Cutler Bay that left two men shot.
Miami-Dade Police said they responded at around 7:45 p.m. Monday to reports of a shooting in the 21000 block of Southwest 89th Avenue. It happened near Franjo Park, where a youth baseball game was taking place.
In the footage, children and coaches scream as at least 10 shots are fired in quick succession. For the first few rounds, everyone on the field looks puzzled by the noise. Then, they sprint for cover.
No children were hurt in the shooting.
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"There were kids in the park, we were wondering what was gonna happen, if one of the kids was shot," witness Gloria Torres said. "Everybody was running, it was crazy."
But two men were found shot at the scene of the gunfire. Their injuries were not life-threatening, and they were taken to Jackson Medical Center in stable condition, authorities said.
Witnesses told NBC6 that the shooting happened at a house behind a gas station, where people wearing all black with ski masks were shooting at each other while driving down Old Cutler and Franjo roads.
A gas station clerk also said he heard shots.
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Police did not have any information on a suspect.
On their official account, the town of Cutler Bay posted an Instagram story about the shooting, reiterating that no park visitors were harmed in the shooting.
But the shooting shocked many in the quiet community.
"It was scary, something we didn't expect, we are in a family-oriented neighborhood, we're all together, we know each other and the neighbors and we're worried because it never happens," Torres said.
But Barbara Mesa, who lives nearby, said crime has been rising in the area.
"We've had more crime than ever," Mesa said. "It concerns me, I have a grandson that's nine, and we wanted him to play baseball and it's very concerning that there's so many children here all the time that something like this could happen."
