Homestead Woman Ambushed, Shot Multiple Times
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Homestead woman was shot during an attempted robbery.
Moments after, her sister, Ernestina Hernandez, says she told her to calm down and that her children would be okay as she held her waiting for rescue crews to arrive.
She said her 33-year-old sister Isalia Hernandez was shot in the chest and arm around 3 a.m. on Thursday. According to police, Hernandez had just arrived at her home at 16060 SW 304th Street from work when she was ambushed by a gunman as she got out of her black pick up.
"Demands were made. He pulled out a gun, a struggle ensued. According to witnesses, they heard a yell and that's when shots were fired she was shot multiple times," said Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta.
I heard her yell for like two minutes and then that was it," said neighbor Elizabeth Cortez.
Family member said the mother of two managed to walk to the front porch of the house and yell for help.
"I heard screams then I came out and I called 911," said nephew Daniel Hernandez.
Hernandez told CBS4's Peter D'Oench, "How would you feel if somebody came to your home and does that to a family member. I just want police to catch them. This was not right."
Police said the gunman took off but when they arrived, Hernandez was able to give them a description of the shooter who investigators believe was waiting for Hernandez to arrive.
"It could be that she was a target. Because of the fact that it was dark, she was coming in at 3 o'clock in the morning, not a lot of people out, the environment was perfect to ambush the victim this way," said Zabaleta.
Hernandez was airlifted to Kendall Regional Medical Center in critical condition. Police said a short time after the shooting they arrested two men involved in a home invasion nearby and one of them fit the description of the shooter; however, they have not able to confirm if there is a connection.
Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).