4 hospitalized in Miami shooting

Multiple shooting under investigation in Miami

MIAMI - Four people had to be hospitalized Monday afternoon after gunfire broke out in Brownsville, a Miami neighborhood.

Miami police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 1:20 p.m. in the area of NW 16th Avenue and 59th Street.

Arriving officers discovered evidence of a shooting, including at least 12 rounds found at a residence located in the 1600 block of NW 59th Street.

Miami Fire Rescue reported that three of the victims were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital as trauma alerts, while a fourth individual drove themselves to the hospital.

Among the injured, one person sustained eight gunshot wounds, while another was shot in the foot.

A source close to the investigation said police are looking for a red Cadillac Escalade that took off northbound on N.W. 17th Ave.

The source said the shot spotter alert detected the sound of 24 shots that had been fired. 

Police said all victims are alert and stable at the hospital. 

CBS News Miami spoke with family members at JMHl and they told us that all 4 victims are related to each other. 

So far they have not released a description of any shooters.  

Authorities are still working to determine the circumstances that led to the violence.

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