Girl, woman injured during shooting in Miami-Dade, police say

Source: WPLG

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – A girl and a woman, who were both bystanders, were injured during a shooting involving several firearms on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County, police said.

There was a fight, several people pulled out firearms, and a shootout ensued outside of an apartment complex near the intersection of Northwest 30th Avenue and Northwest 135th Street, according to the Opa-locka Police Department.

A 12-year-old girl who was playing outside was shot in the lower leg, according to Assistant Chief Nikeya Jenkins. A woman who was inside an apartment when a bullet went through a glass window and shattered glass injured her face, police said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to 13448 Aswan Rd. and 13424 Aswan Rd., and took the girl and the woman to a nearby hospital. Jenkins said detectives are investigating the shooting.

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