CUTLER BAY, Fla. – Two men who were injured Monday night near a park in Cutler Bay are not cooperating with the investigation, police confirmed to Local 10 News Tuesday.
According to residents in the area, a group of people were having dinner outside just before 8 p.m. when the shooting occurred near Franjo Park, located at 20175 Franjo Road. A children’s baseball game was being held when the shooting happened, sending families scrambling to take cover.
A nearby vehicle sustained more than a dozen bullet holes from the shooting.
Jose Madrid told Local 10 his car does not even turn on anymore.
“I would have easily lost my life there -- look, 18 shots on the car,” he said in Spanish.
Other neighbors say they were outside with their kids, when they were forced to grab them and find shelter.
“I have never seen something like this -- we have lived here for 10 years,” Ricardo Freitas said in Spanish.
After the shooting, police were also spotted at the Amoco gas station, where they found the shooting victims. Crime scene tape and evidence markers surrounded the area where, according to witnesses, another shooting took place.
“There is the guy -- you see him right there in the white shirt -- the guy in the white shirt was shooting back!” a witness who took video of the shooting said.
Parents watching the baseball game filmed on their phones, as they also took cover.
Neighbors told Local 10 they are shocked as the area has always been peaceful and quiet.
“We walk every morning and we see less and less policemen viewing the area, and it concerns me,” Barbara Mesa said. “I have a grandson that is 9. We wanted him to play baseball and it’s concerning that there are so many children here all the time.”
The shooting victims were transported to a hospital where they are recovering from their injuries.
A motive remains unclear and no arrests have been made.