Repo Man Injured In NW Miami-Dade Shooting
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A close call for a repo driver and his assistant in northwest Miami-Dade after they were fired on while doing their job.
The driver, 31-year-old Petr, who didn't want his last used for safety reasons, and his assistant, 23-year-old Cristian Fernandez, were in a parking lot after they had just repossessed a black Infiniti Q50 near NW 147th Street and 11th Avenue when they were fired on.
Miami-Dade police say a dark grey Ford Fusion drove up and someone inside began shooting at the two men.
The tow driver, who was grazed by a fragment of a bullet, drove himself to North Shore Medical Center where he was treated and released. Fernandez was not injured.
Both men work for Specialized Towing and Transport which released a statement which read in part:
"Early this morning one of our senior recovery agents and his spotter were the victims of a gunfire attack. Fortunately, neither of them sustained injuries. Unfortunately, incidents of this kind are becoming a monthly occurrence here in South Florida.
We would like to remind the public that recovery agents are simply doing their job and that no vehicle or collateral is worth taking a person's life."
Miami-Dade police did detain one person in connection to the shooting.
