FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Relatives said a woman who was out watering her lawn and her son, who was also out in front of the home, were shot just before noon Thursday.
Sky 10 was over the scene as officers responded to the double shooting in the 800 block of Northwest Third Terrace.
Florida City police confirmed that a woman was shot three times in the shoulder and a man was struck once in the back.
Relatives at the scene said the woman was in her late 50s and the man was 30 years old.
“I just don’t understand,” said Latravion Bowens, whose mother and brother were injured in the shooting.
“It’s sad that a person can’t come outside and water their flowers without being shot,” Bowens said.
The injuries were severe enough for both of the victims to be airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.
Investigators were able to collect surveillance video from the area, but spent an unusually short amount of time processing a scene such as this — only about an hour and 15 minutes. Circumstances surrounding the shooting are being investigated, they said.
Relatives said that the man was in surgery around 4 p.m. on Thursday and that the woman was recovering in the hospital and was expected to be OK.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.