A pregnant mother died and her daughter was wounded after a shooting Monday night in Opa-locka.
The shooting occurred before 7 p.m. in the 2500 block of Superior Street. Opa-locka Police Department spokesperson James Dobson confirmed an adult female died on the scene and another victim, a minor, was hospitalized.
The victims were identified by family as 33-year-old Quantia Curry Golden and 13-year-old C'lexus Richardson. Golden was three months pregnant.
"She was very excited," said Gladiest Barnes, Golden's mother.
Golden had just left work at North Shore Hospital and was in a car with her daughter when the shooting happened.
Richardson was shot in the shoulder and airlifted to the hospital. Her family said she is getting surgery for non-life-threatening injuries.
"I lost one of my children in 2011 because of gun violence," Barnes said. "When is it gonna end?"
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The shooter is at large and the motive is unknown. The shooting is under investigation.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 305-471-TIPS.
