Man injured after reported shooting near Metrorail train and Miami high school, officials say

Authorities are investigating after a report of a possible shooting near a Metrorail train in the city of Miami, just north of a high school, on Friday afternoon.

Miami Police confirmed they are assisting the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office with a shooting investigation spanning several blocks in the Overtown neighborhood along Northwest 7th Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. The location is near Booker T Washington High School. 

Miami Fire confirmed that a man in his 50s was grazed on the arm and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Raymond Davenport and Eddie Murray were in the train car at Culmer Metrorail Station when shots rang out, 

"Bullets fly. We don't know who is going to get hit," Davenport said. 

Murray says the men were fighting over a scooter. 

"It was just a little argument, and then the kid went behind his back, and he had the pistol behind his back," he said.  

After the witnesses heard gunfire, they tried to help the victim. 

"The guy who captured the gun and I stayed on the train with the victim. He was shot in the shoulder," Murray said. 

"Yeah, the shooter eventually got away. We couldn't stop him," Davenport said. 

MDSO confirmed that the unknown suspect fled the scene before deputies could arrive, and Miami Police had a perimeter established in the area to search for the person. On Friday night, they said the perimeter had been taken down, but no arrests had been made. 

Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed that their police is helping both police departments secure Booker T Washington and that no students were on campus at the time of the shooting. 

Chopper 4 was on the scene where the train was seen stopped on the tracks with a heavy police presence in the area.

No additional information was released, as the investigation is ongoing.  

This is a developing story, and will be updated as soon as more is released.