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Baby Shot While In Father's Arms in NW Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade Police are investigating a shooting involving a one-year-old boy Friday. The child was in his father's arm at the time of the gunfire.

A man opened fire while driving in an BMW along northwest 83rd Street and 15th Avenue, police said. The barrage of bullets hit two men, Tavares Pollydor and Altraun McDonald, one of them was carrying his baby son, Dorian. The men were shot in the back.

"I just head 5 or 6 shots and then I heard the helicopter a few minutes later," said a neighbor who would only giver her first name, Carolyn.

The men shot then ran toward a house and McDonald handed his baby over to another adult. The men were then rushed to the hospital. Moments later, family member noticed little Dorian had been shot also.

The toddler's condition is unknown.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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