Teen Shot In Back, Another Grazed In Head
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami police are investigating a shooting Thursday evening that left two teens injured.
Officers responded to 683 NW 53rd Street at around 6 p.m. following a ShotSpotter alert.
Upon arrival, units located a juvenile shot in the back.
Shortly after, officers located a second male victim shot. He grazed in the head and wrist.
Both victims, who are 18 and 19, are in stable condition and being treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted out about the shooting.
Cowardly gun violence injures one more teenager in the streets of Miami. Unacceptably, 18-year old high school student is shot in the arm.
— Alberto M. Carvalho (@LAUSDSup) March 23, 2017
Community violence will prevail to the extent the cowardly code of silence overpowers the courage to speak up about what is seen and known.
— Alberto M. Carvalho (@LAUSDSup) March 24, 2017
If you have any information on this shooting, please contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.