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12 wounded in shooting at Miami party

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-07 14:36

MIAMI: Police say 12 people were wounded when a gunman stormed a Miami house party and opened fire.

City of Miami police officers place cones at the scene where a shooting took place in Miami, Monday, July 6, 2009. [Agencies]

Police told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition from the shooting early Monday morning. Another person fleeing the home was struck by a vehicle.

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Witnesses told the newspaper that a man wearing a black trench coat stormed the gathering and opened fire with an automatic weapon. The incident happened around 12:45 am in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.

No one has been apprehended in the attack. Police have not released any additional details and were not immediately available for comment early Monday.