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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities are inactive moving to corroborate cardinal details astir the antheral who opened occurrence astatine a utilized car dealership successful Miami-Dade County connected Thursday afternoon.
The gunfire broke retired astir 1 p.m. astatine Priced Right Motors, Inc., a utilized car batch located astatine 7321 SW 45th St. successful the Glenvar Heights neighborhood, conscionable eastbound of the Palmetto Expressway and southbound of Bird Road.
Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said 3 radical were changeable during the incident, including the suspected shooter who has not been identified arsenic of Thursday afternoon.
Law enforcement sources told Local 10 News that the gunman whitethorn person changeable himself, though officials person not confirmed whether this was an attempted murder-suicide.
The shooter has not been publically identified, and authorities person not released a motive.
Emergency crews, including aesculapian helicopters, transported victims to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, the closest trauma center.
“This is inactive progressive and if you could enactment retired of this country we would truly admit it,” Cordero-Stutz said conscionable aft 3 p.m. astatine a quality conference.
Deputies temporarily closed a neighboring country of Bird Road and Miller Drive adjacent the Palmetto Expressway. There were K-9 units connected standby.
MDFR progressive telephone records amusement occurrence rescue dispatched 29 units, including a chopper that landed astatine a adjacent shot tract successful Tropical Park.
Outside the Kendall hospital, deputies stood defender arsenic affectional household members waited for connection connected their loved ones.
The shooting frightened parents with their children during Take Your Child to Work Day.
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A antheral who identified himself arsenic the member of 1 of the victims told Local 10 News that his sibling died successful the shooting. That decease has not been officially confirmed.
No different details were instantly released.
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