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Person dead, 2 others hospitalized after shooting at shopping center in NW Miami-Dade

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One person was dead and two others were rushed to the hospital after a shooting that started with a fight between two groups at a shopping center in northwest Miami-Dade on Friday, police said.

The incident happened just after 1 p.m. at a plaza in the 7300 block of Northwest 36th Street, west of Miami International Airport.

Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed a person’s body covered by a yellow tarp behind the shopping plaza.

Multiple officers were at the scene and a person appeared to be in police custody outside a nearby Wendy’s.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed they responded to the scene and transported one person to a local hospital by air and another by ground.

Another person was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Miami-Dade Police said the incident began as a fight between two groups that ended in gunfire.

Five people were detained, and police said they weren’t searching for any other suspects.

“There are many facets of this very hectic situation that our detectives are investigating. There was a vehicle that was stopped with several individuals that are now detained and are going to be interviewed by our detectives to find out what their involvement in the situation was,” Miami-Dade Police Det. Andre Martin said.

Police haven’t released the identity of the person who was killed or anyone else who was involved in the incident.

No other information was immediately known.

Check back with NBC6 for updates.

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