One dead, one hospitalized after attempted robbery ends in shootout in Midtown Miami
Update: Law enforcement sources provided more details Tuesday. The altercation began when an armed robbery confronted two men walking their French bulldog. Read more here.
An attempted robbery turned into a shootout in Miami late Monday afternoon — leaving one man dead and another hospitalized. It was yet another bloody moment in a holiday weekend marked by gun violence.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told the Miami Herald that according to preliminary reports from Miami police, two people were the target of an attempted robbery in the area of 3101 North Miami Avenue, near a parking garage. All three were armed.
“It turned into a shootout,” the mayor said.
Two men were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds. Sources familiar with the investigation said one man was shot multiple times in the chest and was unresponsive when medics arrived. The other was shot in the arm.
One of the men has died, according to sources. The condition of the injured man is unknown. The status of the third person is unclear.
“At this time it appears to be an isolated incident,” said Miami police officer and spokewoman Kiara Delva, speaking to reporters near the scene.
Violent weekend in Miami-Dade ends as 2 injured in overnight South Beach shooting
Bloody weekend
The gunfire follows shootings in Wynwood and Northwest Miami-Dade that have killed three people and injured 27 more since Friday.
On Monday, family members publicly grieved the loss of their relatives. The father of a man killed outside a banquet hall in Northwest Dade spoke out during a press conference, telling the shooters: “You all killed my kid. You must burn!” Via Twitter, Merdochy LaFrance wrote that her family was devastated following the death of her cousin Quinton Valbrun — who died in the Wynwood shooting.
“This was a senseless act of violence and we only hope the cowards responsible are brought to justice,” read the statement from the Valbrun family.
