Family members of boy, 10, shot in car speak out
MIAMI - Family members of a 10-year-old boy who along with another family member was shot while inside a car in North Miami are speaking out, saying this "should not have happened."
The shooting that happened just before 7 p.m. on Sunday outside an apartment building at N.E. 10th Ave. and 126th St. remains a mystery to family members as police have not said what led to this shooting and have not released any information about a possible shooter or getaway vehicle.
CBS4's Peter D'Oench says Rashid Tahir told him he is the great uncle of the 10-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man who were both wounded while sitting in a car outside Tahir's apartment building.
Tahir said of the child, "Thank God he is OK. Thank God. He is doing alright. He is doing alright. But we feel very sorry. We are very sorry that this happened you know. This should not have happened like this and we don't know who did it."
Tahir said, "I have been here more than 45 years and never has anything like this happened. I feel very bad. I feel very bad."
"Do you have an idea why this happened?" asked D'Oench.
"No," said Tahir. "I do not know anything. I would like to see these people caught. Everyone would like to see them caught."
North Miami police say they received a call about a shooting incident involving an occupied vehicle and said both victims were inside that car.
CBS4 also spoke with Ashraf Kurbonhaliev, who is the cousin of both victims.
He did not want to show all of us his face during the interview but he said, "I feel bad. This has never happened here. This is shocking. He's very innocent and I don't know how this happened. It is very scary and I feel unsafe."
Anyone with information that can help North Miami police is urged to call them or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).
There is a reward of up to $1,000 and callers will remain anonymous.
