FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Wednesday at a Miami-Dade County Walmart.
It happened at the Walmart located at 33501 South Dixie Highway in Florida City.
Multiple police and rescue units responded to the store at approximately 3 p.m.
Police said one subject was taken into custody following a search of the store.
Authorities have confirmed that two people were seriously injured in the incident, and one has since died.
The victim killed has been identified by police as 23-year-old Nathaniel Baez.
Police said one person was shot in the leg and another received treatment for a head injury, but wasn’t shot. Five others were treated at the scene for injuries described as minor cuts and scrapes.
Those who were injured in the shooting are expected to survive, police said.
According to police, the shooting stemmed from a physical altercation between two groups that escalated, at which time someone pulled out a gun and opened fire.
One person was shot in the leg and the other received treatment for a head injury, but wasn’t shot, according to officials.
“I heard six shots,” said witness Johnnie Pacheco. “And then everybody was running away, and this guy came, and he fell down by where they do the nail stuff, and he got shot right there in the chest two times and he was bleeding. I don’t know if he’s dead, but the ambulance took him with the air tanks and everything to the hospital. The other guy got shot in the leg.”
The shooting prompted a massive police response as officers searched the area with guns drawn for the people involved.
Miami-Dade police said they are still searching for at least four people.
Detectives were also digging through surveillance video in an attempt to get descriptions of the others involved.
Officers said six people in total were involved. One has died, one has been detained and four are at large.
Police officers could be seen escorting customers out of the store.
Anyone with further information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.