Two dead, up to 10 shot in Miami

Hermonya Richardson, in red (right), mother of shooting victim Kevin Richardson, 30, reacts to the death of her son who was gunned down outside an apartment complex in Miami’s Liberty City neighbourhood yesterday. Two people were pronounced dead and eight others sustained injuries in the early morning shooting.

MCT/AFP/MiamiAs many as 10 people were shot early yesterday morning outside a Miami apartment building, according to Miami police.Two people died in the shooting, Miami police spokeswoman Frederica Burden said.One of the wounded victims was a 17-year-old girl.Up to seven of the wounded were taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where several victims were undergoing surgery.The shooting happened around 2am (0600 GMT) at Northwest 12th Avenue and 65th Street in Miami’s Liberty City section. Northwest 12th Avenue was shut down yesterday morning between 65th and 67th streets as investigators combed the crime scene.The two dead were both men, Burden said, adding that the majority of other victims were men and that no children or juveniles were hurt. “At this point, we’re not sure what the motive is” and police are in the process of interviewing witnesses, she said. About 50 bullet casings were found along the ground and on the walls of the apartment building.Police are asking for help with information on the case and in identifying any suspects.“We are not going to speculate,” Burden said.The Florida shooting is the latest in a spate of similar incidents in a country plagued by gun violence.