Hialeah

Man Hospitalized After Being Shot in Chest in Hialeah

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A man was airlifted to the hospital after he was shot in the chest in Hialeah Monday morning, officials said.

The shooting happened in the 5600 block of W. 21st Avenue. Neighbors said the man was shot while sitting in front of the house where he lives.

Hialeah Police Sgt. Ibel Perez said the man in his 30s was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where his exact condition was unknown.

The shooter remained at the scene and was being questioned, Perez said.

More than a dozen gunshots can be heard in doorbell video from a neighbor not far from the scene.

No other information was immediately known.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

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