A man shot dead his 38-year-old girlfriend and a 15-year-old boy before killing himself in an early morning shooting at a Florida apartment complex that left three other children injured in hospital.
Police said the 42-year-old gunman opened fire at an apartment complex near the Homestead Air Reserve Base, south of Miami, on Monday at about 2am.
The 38-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy were found dead at the scene.
An 11-year-old girl, 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old boy were all rushed to hospital after being shot.
Police said the 42-year-old gunman opened fire at an apartment complex in Miami-Dade overnight, killing his girlfriend, 38, and a 15-year-old boy. An 11-year-old girl, 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old boy were all rushed to hospital after being shot. One of the victims is pictured above being transferred to hospital
The shooting unfolded at an apartment complex (above) near the Homestead Air Reserve Base, south of Miami, on Monday at about 2am. Photo courtesy of NBC 6
The gunman later killed himself outside the apartment as police officers tried to negotiate with him, news outlets reported.
The 11-year-old remains in a critical condition in hospital, while the 16-year-old boy is now stable.
The 18-year-old is also in a stable condition.
Police have not released the identities of the gunman or those who were shot.
The relationship of the children to the adults was not immediately clear but police said it appeared to be a domestic situation.
Authorities have released no other details regarding the shooting.
It unfolded at an apartment complex near the Homestead Air Reserve Base.
The shooting is the latest in a string on gun-related incidents across Miami in recent days.
Two people were killing and 25 others were injured after gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a Miami-Dade rap concert on May 30.
The gunmen were armed with assault rifles when they pulled up to the El Mula Banquet Hall in Northwest Miami-Dade in a white SUV and started shooting into the crowd.
They fled the scene soon after.
Meanwhile, three people were killed and five more wounded overnight in a gunfight outside a Miami hookah lounge where a graduation party was being held.
One of the victims who was shot and died in hospital was a female corrections officer.
The other two were men in a car that crashed near the scene and were found dead. A gun was found inside the car.
The gunfight happened at about 2am on Monday in the Kendall district of southern Miami.
Revelers had been celebrating a graduation party and were milling around outside the venue when two cars – a dark colored Chevy Malibu and a white Toyota Camry – pulled into the parking lot and those inside opened fire.
