Miami Police are searching for a shooter they say opened fire on a group of people late Monday night, hitting three of them in a Coconut Grove neighborhood.
The shooting took place around 11:30 p.m. near the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Grand Avenue. Three victims – two men and one woman who is seven months pregnant – were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital after being shot.
The mother of one victim told NBC 6 her son, Clarence Leonard, is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the stomach and hand. Sandra Riley says her son's girlfriend, Chelsea Rogers, is the pregnant woman who was hit in the left arm. The third victim was struck in the leg.
"The guy went to shooting his friend, and they were in the way I guess," said Riley.
Witnesses nearby described hearing the gunfire in the late hours of the night.
"I heard shots fired and we all came out (of the business) worried because of all the gunfire," said Balmeore Rodriguez, who works near the scene. "It was a chaotic scene, people running all over the place running from the gunfire."
Miami Police continue their search for the shooter, who they say is a black man in his late 20's who fled the scene wearing a black v-neck shirt. Officers say they found the weapon at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
