Man shot in groin in front of girlfriend in West Miami

WEST MIAMI, Fla. – A man is recovering after being shot in the groin in front of his girlfriend outside of a West Miami apartment complex on Thursday.

It happened just before 3 p.m. in the area of Southwest 63rd Avenue and Ninth Street, outside of the Alameda West apartment complex.

West Miami police said it’s an unusual occurrence in the small city of a little more than 7,000, nestled between Miami and Coral Gables.

“This is very rare,” Pete Delgado, the city’s acting police chief, said. “This is probably the first actual shooting we’ve had here in over 12 years.”

The man is expected to be OK.

Police said they have a person of interest in custody but are still trying to figure out a motive.