Two teens arrested after a drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade that sent a boy to the hospital, sheriff's office says
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a drive-by shooting on Wednesday that injured a 15-year-old, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened along Southwest 152nd Avenue near Southwest 80th Street, where deputies say a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy were walking when someone opened fire from a vehicle. The 15-year-old was struck multiple times as the vehicle fled the scene.
MDSO have now arrested a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy who they suspect were shooting inside the vehicle.
Officials said the teenager was shot in the upper body and the lower extremities and is in stable condition at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
Detective Samantha Choon told CBS News Miami that the 15-year-old boy was shot in the upper body and lower extremities. She said detectives were looking for leads and did not have a good description to release of the car that was involved in the shooting.
According to authorities, the 16-year-old was able to help his friend reach a safe area and call 911 for help.
CBS News Miami has obtained new ring cam video from a neighbor in which you hear 8 shots being fired at the time of the shooting, just before 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Five seconds after the shots are fired, the video shows a car going northbound on S.W. 152nd Ave. It is not known if that car is connected to the crime.
"We do not have any information regarding the subject vehicle or the subjects within that vehicle," said MDSO spokesperson Samantha Choon.
CBS News Miami also spoke with a neighbor named Teresa. While she did not want to give her last name or show all of her face, she told us she will not forget what she heard.
She said, "Well, I was working, and I heard pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. It was really fast. I went to my room where I was working, and I heard sirens. I saw police surrounding this area, and yellow tape was everywhere. I knew it was close, but I didn't realize it was that close."
MDSO has not released the motive behind this shooting.
"This is a heinous crime against children," Choon said.
"If they shot the poor boy for fun, that is terrible. I feel bad because that poor boy was just walking with a friend," Teresa said.
The 16-year-old who called 911 was not taken to the hospital, but authorities said he was shaken by the incident.
As for the suspects, they are facing charges of 2nd degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a minor.