Two young women who were students at Florida Memorial University were killed and a driver was in custody after a hit-and-run in Miami Gardens late Sunday night.
The incident happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the 16300 block of Northwest 42nd Avenue.
Miami Gardens Police officials said the driver of a silver Infiniti was traveling southbound on Northwest 42nd Avenue when he struck two women walking southbound in the middle lane.
Surveillance video from a neighbor's house appeared to show the students walking in the center lane of 42nd Avenue moments before the tragedy.
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The suspect then got out of his car and fled the scene on foot but was apprehended shortly thereafter, police said.
Both women were pronounced dead on the scene. Police haven't released their identities but family members and loved ones identified the victims as 19-year-old Asiyanna Green and a freshman named Sharaiyah.
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According to her family, Green was also a freshman at Florida Memorial University and had moved from South Carolina to go to the school.
"She was very excited to come here," aunt Lisa Walker said. "She said she wanted to come and she made it a point to get here."
Sharaiyah's sister, Jassinia King, visited a makeshift memorial outside the school Monday night.
"She always smiled and laughed," King said. "Always had good vibes."
In a statement, FMU said grief counselors would be available to students and faculty.
“Florida Memorial University is devastated to learn that a tragic accident claimed the lives of two of our first year students," the statement read, in part. "Every member of our Lion community is invited to take part in a group prayer at FMU Clock Tower today at noon to remember the lives of our students and pray for our campus.”
Friends said the two women had just left a Super Bowl party. Randy Meran said he was one of the last people to see them at the gathering.
"We split ways for a few minutes, literally, and things just unraveled," Meran said.
Police haven't released the driver's identity or said what charges they would face.
