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Man fatally shoots woman in Miami Gardens Big Lots before turning gun on himself: Police

Authorities have not released details on their identities, ages, or if there was a relationship between the two.

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A man shot and killed a woman inside a store before turning the gun on himself at a shopping center in Miami Gardens Tuesday night, police said.

The incident happened shortly before 10 p.m. at the Big Lots store near Northwest 57th Avenue and 167th Street.

Police said the man walked into the store, shot the woman, walked outside the store, and then shot himself. Paramedics pronounced them both dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released details on their identities, ages, or if there was a relationship between the two.

Police said the woman was working at the store at the time and said it was a targeted shooting.

Footage showed a large amount of police and first responders outside the store Tuesday night and into early Wednesday.

Javier Rosello witnessed the incident and told NBC6 he heard a loud noise while on his bike on the way home.

"I heard a boom, shouting, and when I looked, I saw ladies running out of Big Lots to Home Depot screaming" Rosello said. "The first thing I do is run because I know these people in the gas station, and I told them close the gas station...because someone is shooting out there and killed some people.”

Check back with NBC6 for updates.

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