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Tow Truck Driver Shot, Drives Himself to Miami Hospital

A tow truck driver drove himself to the hospital after being shot in Miami on Friday by suspects who left in the vehicle he repossessed.

The tow truck driver is being treated at North Shore Medical Center Miami. Officials said he is expected to recover.

The shooting occurred at a parking lot located at Northwest 147th Street and 11th Avenue, according to police.

A dark grey Ford Fusion drove up to the reposession driver and his assistant, who was in a separate vehicle, and shot at them, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

The driver was struck by a bullet fragment. The assistant's vehicle was also struck but the driver was not injured.

The repossessed vehicle was a black Infinity Q50 with the tag KGX-E48. The shooting suspects left the scene with the vehicle.

The car was repossesed from 1160 NW 147 Street in the Golden Glades. It has not been determined that the shooting suspects who took the Infinity are connected to the address from where it was repossessed.

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