String of shootings reported in Miami-Dade, Broward over Christmas holiday – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

(WSVN) – Several people are recovering in the hospital after a string of shootings rocked South Florida over the Christmas holiday, injuring at least 10 people.

One person remains in the hospital with after shots were fired in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, making it the third shooting in Fort Lauderdale within 24 hours.

7News spoke with witness, Jared Peter, who said the shooting happened outside near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest 2nd Street.

The shooting happened just after 1:30a.m., Thursday.

“We heard one shot go off,” Peter. “A Portuguese person got shot in the arm, but later on we realized that he got shot in the chest.”

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries.

The victim’s condition is unknown.

On Christmas Day, there were two shootings in Fort Lauderdale, less than a mile apart. Both shootings happened roughly two hours apart.

The first happened around 11:15a.m., along Northwest 9th Avenue near Sunrise Boulevard.

Police said, one person was shot and killed.

There’s no word on a shooter.

And just before 1:00p.m., there was another shooting near Northwest 8th Street and Northwest 10th Terrace.

One person was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Then, in the wee hours of Christmas morning, three people were shot outside of an IHOP in Miramar.

Miramar police swarmed the shopping center located along Miramar Parkway, rushing three victims to a nearby hospital.

Two women died from their injuries but a man remains in the hospital.

“The person remains is in the hospital under a police guard. And he’s not able to speak at this time,” said Miramar Police spokesperson Janice McIntosh.

Authorities said the shooting was targeted and they are not looking for a suspect.

The holidays also took a horrific turn Miami-Dade as two separate shootings broke out.

On Christmas night, four people were shot in Southwest Miami-Dade and rushed to the hospital.

For an unknown reasons shots rang out outside of a home near the 26000 block of Southwest 138th Court, just before 6:00p.m. on Wednesday.

According to Miami-Dade Police, all of the victims were rushed to a hospital and are in critical but stable condition.

Police suspect that the shooter might be a women who the victims knew personally.

On Christmas Eve there was another shooting, this time in Miami Gardens.

Paramedics airlifted a man to Jackson Memorial Ryder Trauma Center after he was shot in the head.

Police said the Tuesday shooting broke out along Northwest 161st Street and Northwest 18th Avenue.

There’s no word on a shooter.

If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

If you have any information on this crime, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

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