9yearold shot and killed at Florida City apartment complex, police say
Nov 16, 2024
Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in Florida City that, they said, left a child dead.
Florida City Police units were dispatched to the area of the South Point Apartments along West Lucy Street in response to a multiple gunshot detection alert, Saturday night South Point Apartments.
While officers were en route to the call, investigators said, multiple 911 calls of a person shot were received.
Officers arrived to find the 9-year-old victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound and not alert.
Officers immediately began lifesaving efforts until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units arrived. Paramedics airlifted the child to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
As a result, Florida Police officers said, the Miami-Dade Police Homicide Bureau will be taking over the investigation.
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