Woman killed in Biscayne Gardens triple shooting that also critically injured 2 children identified by MDSO

The woman who was killed in a northeastern Miami-Dade County triple shooting that also left two children critically injured on Saturday morning has been identified.

On Sunday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 36-year-old Desiree Chanel Brown, who was killed after an SUV she was inside with the two other children got riddled with bullets in Biscayne Gardens early Saturday.

According to the TSA, Brown has been a transportation security officer since 2023.

The investigation so far

Just after 1:05 a.m. Saturday, MDSO deputies responded to the reported shooting in the area of NE 141 St. 2nd Ct. Upon arrival, they found a woman – later identified as Brown – along with a 12-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl inside a dark-colored SUV and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene and took all three of them to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

Despite medical efforts, Brown died from her injuries at the hospital, MDSO said. The two children remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Sunday afternoon.

According to MDSO’s preliminary investigation, Brown and the children were inside the SUV when “several subjects” approached the vehicle and opened fire, striking all three of them, before fleeing the area.

There is no other information at this time, but MDSO added that detectives are trying to establish the familial ties among the women and children.

If anyone has any information on this shooting, they are advised to call MDSO Homicide Det. F. Gonzalez at (305) 471-2400 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477). Anyone who provides a tip that leads to an arrest may be eligible for a reward up to $5,000 and all calls are kept strictly anonymous, MDSO said.