Woman Injured in Kendall Shooting Monday Night, Sheriff's Office Says
Deputies found a woman with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to her lower extremities shortly after 8 p.m. in the 9700 block of Southwest 88th Street; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took her to a hospital in stable condition.
A woman was injured in a shooting in Kendall on Monday night, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The shooting occurred shortly after 8 p.m. in the area of the 9700 block of Southwest 88th Street, the sheriff's office said.
"Deputies located an adult female with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to her lower extremities. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported her to a local hospital in stable condition," Deputy Samantha A. Choon, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, wrote in a statement. The woman's name was not released, and officials described the wound as apparent self-inflicted; no further circumstances were provided in the statement.
Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477, where callers may remain anonymous. The sheriff's office statement carried no indication of any continuing threat in the area, and no other injuries were reported in it.
This story reports only what the sheriff's office confirmed in its statement. Details circulating from scanner traffic are not confirmed by officials and are not reported here; if the sheriff's office releases further information, the desk will update the file with what officials confirm.
