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Neighbor Dispute Led To Shooting In Westchester

MIAMI (CBS Miami) - A dispute between neighbors led to an overnight shooting in Westchester.

Police went to a home on 82nd Place and SW 25th Street shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a call that a man had been shot. There they found a damaged door but not much else.

It later discovered that the man's wife had taken him to the local hospital.

According to the wife, there had been an ongoing dispute with a neighbor which led to him breaking the door, storming in, and shooting her husband in the upper body.

The neighbor was taken into custody, charges are pending.

"I never heard of anything going on here actually," said neighbor Anne Muniz. "I'm surprised that neighbors are even fighting. I know that there are some neighbors down the block that are new to the neighborhood, but I'm in shock."

Miami-Dade police said at least two other people entered the home during the incident, they have been detained.

At the time of the shooting, the man's wife and children were inside the home, but they were not injured.

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