MIAMI – Detectives are investigating a shooting that left two people injured Thursday morning.
The shooting occurred in the 1400 block of Northwest 69th Terrace.
According to Miami police, officers responded to the area after receiving a ShotSpotter alert, and found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.
A witnesses told Local 10 News reporter Annaliese Garcia that they heard three gunshots.
Police said one victim was shot in the arm and the other was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.
According to a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, the department is handling the investigation involving the victim who was shot in the arm, while the Miami-Dade Police Department is taking over the investigation involving the victim listed in critical condition.
A spokesperson for Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed that Holmes Elementary, Martin Luther King Elementary and Northwestern High School were placed on lockdown due to the police activity in the area, but the lockdowns have since been lifted.
No other details about the shooting were immediately released.