Three Injured In Miami Shooting
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Police are investigating a shooting in Miami which left three people in the hospital Tuesday evening.
Police had a very large section of the community roped off with crime tape as they tried to piece together just what happened.
Neighbors said they heard a barrage of gun fire from what sounded like three different caliber guns.
Click here to watch Travell Eiland's report.
Three people were injured in the gun battle that erupted shortly before 9 o'clock on Tuesday evening.
Two of the victims were women. Officials believe they were innocent by-standers who were grazed by bullets.
There was a man who witnesses said was shot multiple times and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
A fire department spokesperson said when they arrived on scene the man did not have a pulse but they performed CPR and rushed him to the hospital.
As of Tuesday evening, officials had not been able to confirm if the man died.
CBS4's Travell Eiland was at Jackson Memorial Hospital when distraught family members showed up crying.
One man was heard screaming that his brother was killed.
Neighbors said they are truly upset and fed up with the shootings.
"I am upset because every time I turn around there is shooting and killing, shooting and killing and I have to get on the floor.I have to deal with this, my kids have to deal with this we didn't do nothing to nobody," said neighbor Maria Williams.
"You will hear a lot of people out here talking about how this is a senseless shooting and a lot of innocent victims getting hit as a result and they are hoping that this is going to stop so this is where the police pleads for the community involvement," said Capt. Ignatius Carroll with Miami Fire and Rescue.
As of Tuesday evening, police were still gathering information and come up with a suspect description.
Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at (305) 471- TIPS.
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