Police are investigating after a 17-year-old was found shot at an apartment complex in southwest Miami-Dade Tuesday night.
Miami-Dade Police said officers responded to the complex at 10875 Southwest 216th Street around 8:20 p.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter gunshot detection alert.
When officers arrived they found the teen suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
He was taken to Jackson South Medical Center in stable condition.
A window at the complex appeared to have been struck by a bullet.
One resident said she was lying down when she heard gunshots. When she got up to look at what happened, she noticed a bullet had gone through the window of her 12-year-old daughter’s bedroom.
Police said they’re still working to gather information about the shooting.
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Source: nbcmiami
