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Student shooting sparks police investigation at Miami Northwestern Senior High

Student shooting sparks police investigation at Miami Northwestern Senior High
Student shooting sparks police investigation at Miami Northwestern Senior High 02:55

MIAMI - Miami-Dade schools police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of Miami Northwestern Senior High School.

According to police, a student was shot after attending a sporting event at the school on Thursday evening. They did not say what led to the shooting or how seriously the student was injured.

Early Friday morning, a section of the mostly empty parking lot remained cordoned off with crime scene tape as investigators and crime scene technicians placed evidence markers on the ground.

Police said as a precaution extra officers were on hand Friday morning at the school which is west of I-95 and north of 62nd Street.

At least one person had been taken into custody.   

Anyone with information on Thursday's shooting is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

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