MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police are investigating a fatal shooting involving a father and son which occurred Sunday night.
According to authorities, the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. in the area of Southwest 297th Terrace and 161st Court in Leisure City.
“I just heard that someone got murdered. I’m like, ‘That’s not our neighborhood because our neighborhood is small and quiet,’” neighbor Luciano Sanchez said.
Police confirmed that there was a domestic dispute between a husband and wife before the couple’s 23-year-old son intervened. Police said the 46-year-old father and his son, who were both armed, began shooting at each other.
“There was a dispute between the victim and the mother, in which the son attempted to intervene. Once the son intervened, shots were fired,” Miami-Dade police Detective Andre Martin said.
Police said the father was transported to Jackson South Medical Center, where he died. He was later identified as Kirsten Williams.
The son, who called 911 after the shooting, was not injured.
“It’s hard to hear that a father and a son, or a family, went through that right now, especially like when this is more like a family neighborhood,” Sanchez said.
“I was watching TV. I heard something, but I was thinking it was fireworks. I’m not sure,” another neighbor, Mayuli Pino said. “So my husband got outside and the neighbor told him, ‘Did you hear some shots?’ But my husband didn’t hear nothing.”
The mother and son are now being interviewed by detectives at MDPD headquarters. It’s unclear whether the son will face charges.
Police have since towed away a car from the home.
Further details about what led up to the initial argument were not immediately released.
“The facts that are gained during the interview are going to determine whether or not charges are going to be filed,” Martin said.