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Woman found with multiple apparent gunshot wounds on I-195 in Miami Beach: Police

The Julia Tuttle Causeway was completely shut down from Alton Road to Biscayne Boulevard.

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A woman was found with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds on Interstate 195 in Miami Beach Tuesday morning, prompting a police response and lane closures on the highway.

Police said they received a call about a woman who needed assistance on the westbound shoulder of I-195 around 4 a.m.

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She appeared to have been shot multiple times and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, according to authorities.

It was not clear if the shooting took place on the highway or somewhere else. The woman's identity wasn't released.

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Traffic on the Julia Tuttle Causeway was getting by on one lane from Alton Road to Biscayne Boulevard, police said. The lanes have since reopened.

Drivers leaving Miami Beach were advised to take Interstate 395 (MacArthur Causeway) as an alternate route.

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