3 injured in North Miami Beach shooting that led to closures on Lehman Causeway, Biscayne Blvd. in Aventura

AVENTURA, FLA. (WSVN) – – Police are searching for the person responsible for a shooting in North Miami Beach that sent three people to the hospital and led to major hours-long road closures over two miles away in Aventura.

Aventura Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the area of Northeast 192nd Street & Biscayne Boulevard, Saturday evening.

According to investigators, an Aventura Police officer was sitting in traffic when he received a report that someone had been shot.

“[The officer] arrived, he set up a command post and was able to determine that they have three victims [who] had been involved in a shooting,” said Aventura Police Sgt. Hans Maestre.

The officer arrived at the scene to find the injured victims near Biscayne Boulevard and set up a command post. It’s unclear whether or not the victims were found inside a car.

Paramedics have transported the patients to an area hospital in unknown conditions.

Police said the shooting took place between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

“At this point, it’s still very fluid, and we don’t know who the players are, but we know that we have three victims that were shot, and they’re currently in the hospital,” said Maestre.

North Miami Beach Police confirmed the investigation in Aventura is connected to an incident involving two drivers near Northeast 21st Avenue and 163rd Street.

Saturday night, 7News cameras captured about a dozen evidence markers pointing out shell casings at the North Miami Beach scene, near the Honda of Aventura dealership and about two and a half miles away from where the injured victims were found. Crime scene investigators were seen combing through the area and taking pictures.

Back at the scene in Aventura, cameras showed a gray Infiniti with a least two bullet holes in the windshield, as well as a pole on the ground that looks as if someone crashed into it.

When asked whether road rage led to the shooting, Maestre replied, “At this point, I don’t know if that’s what the motivation was. We don’t know what started all of this.”

Police said they are looking for another car in connection to the shooting.

“We’re definitely looking for somebody. We just don’t have – like, our net is still very wide,” said Maestre.

Officers shut down the William Lehman Causeway in both directions and the northbound lanes of Biscayne Boulevard between 192nd and 199th streets while they investigated.

As of 8:30 p.m., eastbound lanes of the causeway were back open to traffic, and northbound lanes of Biscayne Boulevard remained closed between the causeway and 195th Street.

The roadways finally reopened to traffic just before 11:30 p.m.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

“We’ve also asked Sunny Isles [Police] to prevent any traffic traveling west on William Lehman Causeway, so you’ll have to use either 163rd [Street] or Hallandale Intracoastal,” said Maestre.

The scene in North Miami Beach has since cleared.

Aventura Police are assisting North Miami Beach Police with the ongoing investigation.

If you have any information on this shooting, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

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