One Hospitalized After Accidental Shooting Outside North Miami Jewelry Store

An adult was hospitalized after an accidental shooting outside Gavco Jewelers in North Miami on November 13, police said. Police personnel and county fire-rescue clinicians arrived after a shooting was reported at the store, at 16169 Biscayne Boulevard, during the morning.

Police said the person sustained a bullet injury in the lower portion of one leg and was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The person’s age, gender and condition were not released.

North Miami police said there were no signs that anyone else faced immediate danger. The circumstances surrounding the gun’s discharge remain under investigation. Officers and emergency crews were at the scene as police worked to establish what happened.