1 person killed, 2 others hurt during rolling gun battle, crash in NW Miami-Dade, police say
MIAMI -- One person was killed and two others hurt when shots were fired early Tuesday during a rolling gun battle that broke out between the occupants of two moving vehicles in northwest Miami-Dade, police said.
One of the vehicles crashed during the predawn incident, which occurred in the area of NW 79th Street and 27th Avenue, according to a statement by police.
Investigators said a passenger in one of the vehicles was shot and died at the scene while the female driver inside the same vehicle was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries, apparently from the resulting crash.
Police said she was in stable condition.
The driver of the other vehicle was also shot and taken to Ryder Trauma Center, where the victim was listed in serious condition, according to investigators.
The incident startled people in the area.
"It was about to be 6 in the morning," said Kion Pierrie, who heard the gunfire. "People are getting ready for school and everything and you hear, 'Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!' and then you hear, 'Skrrr!"
Police said they do not know what led to the exchange of gunfire. Investigators also said the people involved in the incident were not cooperating with police.
"I heard a shooting and then a lot of stuff shattered on me and I saw a big crash," said a man named Norman who was sleeping nearby when the shooting and crash happened.
The incident led to the closure of 27th Avenue while police investigated the incident. The street was closed for at least six hours as a blue tarp covered the body of the gunshot victim.
Live video from the scene showed crews working to revive the gunshot victim at the scene.
"Officers did start doing CPR on him when they moved his body and put it on the floor but they did CPR (but) he didn't come back," Norman said.
Pierre said he knew the other gunshot victim who was hospitalized.
"He's my friend," Pierre said. "We grew up around this city."
People we spoke to CBS News Miami said the incident is connected to prostitution, but police did not immediately confirm that information.
"It's a woman that's standing here every night," Pierrie said. "Every night."
Detectives are now trying to figure out what led up to the chaos and all the gunfire.
"I just wish this whole thing could've been prevented man," Pierrie said. "We see this every day, every night."
Police have not yet publicly identified any of the people involved in the incident and it was not immediately clear what criminal charges would be filed.
CBS News Miami reporter Terri Hornstein contributed to this report.