05/30/2021 10:47 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 05/30/2021 10:47 AM
Two people died
after a shooting in Miami that occurred during the early hours of Sunday outside a concert in a Miami Gardens shopping center.
In addition there are at least
25 injured
.
All were transferred to nearby hospitals.
One is in
very serious condition.
The local police reported that they are looking for
three people
who would be involved in the shooting, but that so far there are no suspects or detainees.
According to the account of some witnesses, there were several people who were trying to deconcentrate the place when a
Nissan Pathfinder
pickup
- white - approached in front of the nightclub, after midnight on Saturday, and three subjects got out of the vehicle
with assault rifles and pistols
, and they began
firing indiscriminately
at the crowd.
Miami Date Police identified more than 80 bullet casings.
Photo: AFP
After the irrational attack, they entered the vehicle and fled the scene, Miami-Date police said in a statement.
“I am on the scene of another cowardly and selective act of gun violence, where more than 20 victims were shot and 2 sadly died.
These are cold-blooded murderers who fired indiscriminately at a crowd and we will seek justice, "said the head of the Police Department, Alfredo" Freddy "Ramírez, in statements published by the Miami Herald.
I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence, where over 20 victims were shot and 2 have sadly died.
These are cold blooded murderers that shot indiscriminately into a crowd and we will seek justice.
My deepest condolences to the family of the victims.
- Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez III (@MDPD_Director) May 30, 2021
In a press conference collected by local media, Ramírez indicated that twelve of the injured went to the hospitals by their own means, while eight were transferred by medical teams.
In any case, it is not ruled out that some more have been taken by friends or family to the neighboring county, according to the police chief.
During the morning of this Sunday, the local police continued to inspect the scene of the incident and in the street
more than 80 bullet casings
were found
, as a result of the indiscriminate attack perpetrated during the early morning.
A similar attack on Wynwood
The brutal shooting in Miami-Date came 24 hours after another similar incident occurred in the touristy neighborhood of Wynwood;
also in Miami at midnight on Friday, and in which one person died and six others were injured.
In an incident described as a "war zone" by the police, the shooting, like the one on Saturday night, left numerous bullet casings and occurred in an area that is usually populated by tourists.
Especially at the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, when the number of travelers to Miami grows.
Traditionally, this long weekend of Memorial Day, which this year is celebrated this Monday, tends to concern the local authorities who reinforce police mechanisms every year to prevent excesses and violent incidents.
With information from EFE
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