A young man was airlifted to the hospital and police were searching for two suspects after a shooting in a Miami Gardens neighborhood. NBC6’s Chris Hush reports
A young man was airlifted to the hospital and police were searching for two suspects after a shooting in a Miami Gardens neighborhood Wednesday.
The shooting happened around noon at a home in the 2800 block of Northwest 184th Street.
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Miami Gardens Police said officers responded and found the victim on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was airlifted to a local hospital from the scene.
Family members said the victim is 18 and was at his girlfriend's house when the shooting happened.
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They said he was taken to Aventura Hospital where he was in critical condition. His name wasn't released.
One neighbor said he heard four or five gunshots and ran to the back of his house to take cover.
"When I heard them shots, the first thing for me is try to get in the house and somewhere to hide and get out the way because you never know which way the bullets are coming," resident William Harden said. “I’m a Vietnam vet, when I hear shots, I try to get somewhere and hide and get away from it because I don’t like shots.”
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Police said two suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction.
No other information was immediately known.
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