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Woman detained, 2 recovering after shooting outside bakery on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach: Police

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Two people were hospitalized and a woman was detained after a shooting outside a bakery in Miami Beach Monday.

According to police, officers were working a festival nearby when they heard three gunshots coming from the 7300 block of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

Officers ran toward the sound of the gunfire and found Ricardo Briones lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to his left leg.

Moments later, officers were flagged down by patrons outside Moises Bakery about a possible suspect, who was then identified as Santos-Gonzalez.

Witnesses told NBC6 Santos-Gonzalez had been sitting outside the bakery for hours before she suddenly got up and opened fire.

According to the arrest report, police found her outside the bakery with a gun in her hand. After various attempts to get her to drop the firearm, she dropped it and walked inside the bakery where she was placed into custody.

According to police, the incident is not believed to be targeted.

Officials said Santos-Gonzalez spontaneously stated "they killed my family" while she was in custody.

As she was detained, officers found another victim, Cindy Small, suffering from a gunshot wound to her right thigh.

Both victims were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and are expected to recover.

Witnesses told NBC6 the accused shooter had been sitting outside Moises Bakery near the corner of 73rd Street and Collins Avenue for hours before she suddenly got up and opened fire.

Santos-Gonzalez is also accused of shooting an SUV with several people inside. No one in the car was injured, but the rear window shattered.

"She just tried to shoot anything that moved," Hector Castillo said. "She shot at a car with kids inside, and at another Lexus in front."

A bakery employee said the shooter tried to aim at police when they arrived.

"But the officer immediately arrested her and obtained the gun," Marbelli Rodriguez said. "She was nervous, not buying anything and all of a sudden she started shooting."

A black Glock 19 semi-automatic firearm was recovered at the scene which had been stolen out of Fort Lauderdale in April.

According to the arrest report, Santos-Gonzalez was homeless and had a record of drug related charges.

She is now facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, grand theft of a firearm, publicly discharging a firearm, shooting or throwing of deadly missiles and displaying a firearm while committing a felony.

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