3 people shot near a northwest Miami-Dade elementary school, a 4th person was detained, officials say
A mid-afternoon shooting near a Miami school prompted a lockdown and left three people hospitalized, with two of them in critical condition, authorities said. A fourth person was detained at the scene.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said multiple 911 calls came in as rounds of gunfire were reported in the area shortly after 2 p.m.. Aerial footage showed the scene near Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center, which was placed on lockdown during the incident. Detectives recovered several firearms at the scene, and multiple yellow evidence markers were visible in the front yard of a home.
Witness Jake Gardner, who lives two blocks south of the scene near Northwest 75th Street and 21st Avenue, said he heard "10-plus gunshots" while on a Zoom call.
"I looked out my window, and there was some dude running behind a house with a gun. Looked like a Glock or something," Gardner said. "And then he kind of took off in his sprint and hopped over towards my neighbor's house". Gardner shared a cellphone video that he said showed the same person later being detained.
Investigators also confirmed a black Tesla is part of the investigation.
"We can confirm that the vehicle is involved in the scene, but we don't know how far the involvement is or who the owner is," said Argemis Colome, PIO for the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. "They're going to need to get warrants, look into the vehicle".
The identities of the victims, as well as the person detained, have not been released.