Miami-Dade County

Student, 14, shot near Miami-Dade high school after sporting event

The shooting happened in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and 71st Street, right next to the school

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Police are investigating after a student was shot near Northwestern Senior High School in Miami-Dade after a sporting event Thursday night, officials said.

The shooting happened in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and 71st Street, right next to the school.

Miami-Dade County School Board officials said one student was shot following the sporting event and was taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries.

Miami Fire Rescue officials confirmed a 14-year-old male was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.

Video from the scene showed a large police presence around the school after the shooting.

Students and community members said it happened after Northwestern's basketball game against Central High School.

Officials have not released any information as to the events that led up to the shooting nor the identity of the student.

NBC6 learned on Saturday that one person was arrested in connection to the shooting.

One parent said he pulled his son out of class Friday after learning what had happened.

"He was like, ‘Daddy, come get me out of school, please,'" the father said. “Put the guns down because life is life. Life is precious. You could be here today, gone tomorrow.”

Officials said the a second shooting happened nearby Thursday night but was separate from the one involving the teen.

This is a developing story. Check back with NBC6 for updates.

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