Police and fire rescue crews are on the scene after at least three people were shot at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to Miami-Dade Police, three people sustained gunshot wounds at the park, located at 6011 N.W. 32nd Avenue, in Northwest Miami-Dade, Monday afternoon. Two other people were hurt, but how they were injured and the extent is unknown.
MLK parade and festival in NW Miami Dade turns into shooting scene. @wsvn http://pic.twitter.com/eG0lznurPN
— Ann Keil (@ann_keil) January 16, 2017
All three victims have been transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. One of the victims was transported as a trauma alert according to WSVN Miami.
.@MiamiPD officers carry a woman that appeared to have been shot at the MLK Jr. Memorial Park. http://pic.twitter.com/qtwHFiaTYi
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) January 16, 2017
7News reporter Ann Keil and photographers were about 100 feet away from the scene of the shooting, along Northwest 32nd Avenue and Northwest 62nd Street. They heard between four and six shots.
shooting at festival after Miami MLK parade. multiple shots heard 1,000 feet from us. @wsvn http://pic.twitter.com/bdvVmAGZ75
— Ann Keil (@ann_keil) January 16, 2017
Moments later, the news crew saw displaced children crying after losing their parents when a stampede of attendees ran away from the scene in search of safety.
first police officers on scene clearing NW 32nd Avenue after the shooting. @wsvn http://pic.twitter.com/rvZcSVN9dm
— Ann Keil (@ann_keil) January 16, 2017
Around 4 p.m., several law enforcement agencies and fire rescue vehicles were seen flooding the area.
They have since cleared the entire area and have ordered everyone, including vendors, to flee the area.
According to Keil, at least two women looked like they had been shot in the leg. Moments later, a man was seen on the floor in handcuffs.
It is unknown whether a suspect or suspects have been detained at this time. A number of fire rescue vehicles were seen driving throughout the neighborhood.
Footage from a live helicopter camera showed a black man being arrested and taken away inside a police cruiser.
This remains an active scene.
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