A student was hospitalized after being shot not far from Miami Norland Senior High School in Miami Gardens Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting happened about a block from the school near 1000 Northwest 191st Street around 2:45 p.m.
Family members identified the victim as 16-year-old Carlton Bridges, a student at Norland High School. They gathered Tuesday night to pray for him at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he's expected to recover.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools officials confirmed the student was shot but gave no other information.
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Footage showed an air rescue helicopter landing on a field at the school to transport the victim to the hospital.
Miami Gardens Police said the teen was in critical condition but stable.
No other information was immediately known.
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