MIAMI — One man was hospitalized with serious injuries and eight people were detained by police after an early Sunday morning shooting in Opa-locka, sources told CBS News Miami.
Around 4:10 a.m., Opa-locka Police was called out to 13875 NW 22nd Ave. and when officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, police shared in a press release.
According to Opa-locka’s city manager, the man was shot in the leg.
Williams told CBS News Miami that eight individuals were detained. Opa-Locka Police has not provided any information regarding arrests made at this time.
Joey, who lives at the Cordoba Courts nearby, told CBS News Miami that he slept through the gunshots but woke up to police and crime scene tape.
“I can’t do anything about it,” he said.
Joey told CBS News Miami that he doesn’t always sleep through the sounds at his apartment building.