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Miami Gardens Woman Grazed in the Head By Bullet

A Miami Gardens woman was rushed to the hospital Tuesday evening after she was grazed by a bullet in the head and suffered a gunshot wound to the body, police said.

The shooting happened near Northwest 173rd Street and 27th Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. The 51-year-old woman was taken to Ryder Trauma Center. She is in good condition.

Miami Gardens officers say the victim was found in the front yard of a home. 

Witnesses at the scene tell NBC 6 they heard rapid gunfire. They also say the woman may have been in her driveway when shots were fired. Witnesses tell NBC 6 they don't think she was the intended target.

A separate shooting in Northwest Miami-Dade injured two males. One was shot in the leg and the other in the back. They were taken to Ryder Trauma Center. The gun violence erupted on Northwest 96th Street and 22nd Avenue. Police say the suspect or suspects are on the run.

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