Search On For 4th Shooting Suspect After Police Pursuit Into Florida City

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A high-speed pursuit into Florida City became a mad dash after the suspects bailed. Now the search is on for the fourth suspect after police apprehended the three others Tuesday afternoon.

Law enforcement sources told CBS4 that there were two shootings, one in Homestead and one in Florida City and that the chase was related to the shootings.

It all started by an exit ramp off the Florida Turnpike when words were exchanged between a victim and another driver and shots were fired, according to authorities.

When it was over, police sources said two people were shot, one in each city.

Both victims were airlifted to Jackson South Hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

A third person may have been shot, but police have not confirmed that development.

WATCH: Police Pursuit In Florida City

Chopper 4 followed a white Dodge Charger while it was on the Florida Turnpike. A Miami-Dade Police aviation unit was in pursuit of the vehicle at the time.

The pursuit ended in a residential area when four people bailed out of the vehicle and ran in different directions.

Police eventually arrested three of the four suspects after setting up a perimeter in the area.

Authorities have not identified the suspects and we are told Florida City Police will be the lead agency investigating what happened.

Sources said some of those involved have not been cooperative with police.

Word on the street is all the gun play is just another chapter in a string of deadly drive-by shootings tied to gang retaliations that go as far back as 2015.