Miami police respond to shooting incident at Bayfront Park late on Christmas night

Rob Wile

Miami police and fire units responded to a call of a shooting incident near Bayfront Park at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, a department representative said.

A woman appeared to have been grazed by a bullet; otherwise, no one else was physically injured, Miami police spokeswoman Officer Kiara Delva said.

A flurry of Twitter posts showed a heavy police presence downtown. But it was not an active shooter situation, Delva said.. The woman refused rescue, but Miami Fire still responded to the scene as a precaution, Delva said.

A vehicle on scene also appeared to have been struck by apparent gunfire, Delva said. No one inside was struck.

Three individuals of interest have been detained, Delva said.

Delva stressed the information was preliminary as the investigation continued.

This is a developing story.

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