12-year-old girl shot while sitting in car outside northwest Miami-Dade home, deputies say
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is searching for whoever opened fire and shot a 12-year-old girl while she was sitting inside a car with her siblings early Tuesday morning.
The MDSO said deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Northwest 21st Avenue and Northwest 64th Street near Liberty City just before 1 a.m. Tuesday.
When they arrived at the scene deputies said they found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound.
"The patient is going to be a 12-year-old girl," a dispatcher was heard saying. "She was shot in the back of a silver Hyundai."
And MDSO spokesperson Samantha Choon said the girl wasn't alone in the car.
"It was the girl and her two siblings that were in the vehicle," she said. "The mom was outside the vehicle at the time, so this could have been a very different outcome."
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed the girl to a hospital to be treated and she was later released.
And the car the girl was in wasn't the only one hit.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom," Marie Grimes said. "And so, I got up. I took a shower."
Grimes is the owner of a car that was also hit with bullets. Thankfully, she wasn't in it at the time.'
"I wanted to go to the floor, you know, because it was so loud," she said. "But I didn't. I said, 'Well, let me just get in the shower.' And I get in the shower and prayed."
She said there is always something happening in the neighborhood.
"Pry for the parents," she said. "Everybody, y'all pray for the parents of these children because they really are in charge."
Other witnesses spoke to CBS News Miami regarding the shooting
CBS News Miami also spoke with Tiffany Tyson the godmother of the 12 year-old girl who also shared a photograph with us of the child, identifying her as Kaylina Anice.
She said she was in the doorway of the home when the shots were fired.
"It sounded like fireworks," she said. "I heard the gunshots. She was shot here in the left arm. I feel bad and disgusted because they didn't have to do that to the baby. Maybe they didn't see the baby but it doesn't matter. She could have been dead. Please help us stop the violence."
She said "The sad part is my godbaby is autistic and they were trying to get out of the car. The mother had just finished work and they tried to come in and lay down. They came out of nowhere. I hope they catch the guys who did it. There were two shooters not one. It was like they were shooting in the air and they were not paying attention to anyone. The only thing I saw was smoke. And they disappeared. There was no car and no bike. Nothing. They were on foot."
CBS News Miami also spoke with Stevonna Pickett, who was sitting in her van when the shots were fired.
She said "Two bullets went in to my car. This is just crazy. They hit bystanders and they are going after people and you never know who is outside. It just needs to stop. They need to stop the violence. This is not called for. I was scared."
She said she had no idea who the suspects are and said she could not see their faces.
MDSO is also asking for help in pinpointing who is responsible for the shooting.
"We do not have any subject information at this time," Choon said. "That's what we're hoping to gather from the public. So, any community members that may have seen something, you may have heard something. Your camera may have got it. Please, let us know. Please turn it into Northside District Station or you can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers."