MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said 3 were shot, including the gunman, on Thursday afternoon in the Glenvar Heights neighborhood.
Miami-Dade deputies and fire rescue personnel responded shortly before 1 p.m., to Priced Right Motors, Inc., a used car dealership at 7321 SW 45 St.
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“This is still active and if you could stay out of this area we would really appreciate it,” Cordero-Stutz said at about 3:10 p.m.
M-DCSO deployed a helicopter, a drone, and a SWAT team. There were K-9 units on standby. Florida Highway Patrol troopers also responded.
MDFR active call records show fire rescue dispatched 29 units, including a helicopter that landed at the nearby Tropical Park Stadium, at 7900 SW 40 St., in the Olympia Heights neighborhood.
The shooting and the massive law enforcement response that followed frightened parents with their children during Take Your Child to Work Day.
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The area is also home to IDOL Cheer, a gymnastics center for kids; Lawnmowers R US, a store for businesses; Hitting .365, a batting cage center; and All Purpose Training, a members-only gym.
Alec Hyde said he was working nearby when he heard the gunshots and ran into a bathroom to hide with coworkers in fear.
“We didn’t really have any control of the situation,” Hyde said. “We locked the doors and just kind of sat there.”
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To help children meet with their parents after the shooting and during the investigation, deputies set up a temporary reunification center at 7391 SW 44 St.
Deputies temporarily closed a neighboring area of Bird Road and Miller Drive near the Palmetto Expressway. It had reopened by 4 p.m.
The distraught relatives of the victims were waiting for updates at the HCA Florida Kendall Hospital’s trauma center. M-DCSO had yet to confirm the identities of the victims and the gunman.
This is a developing story.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Managing Editor Alissa Gross and Assignment Desk Editors Mercedes Cevallos and Joyce Ortega contributed to this report.
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