It was his best friend. R when chance and luck are the best defense our kids have in miami or this county, something is terribly broken. Reporter he did the same thing wednesday at carol city higgschool. Investigators say rival gang members shot at each other shortly after classes dismissed. Cedric is in jail accused of starting t gunfight. Students are still rattl. Supposed to be safe environment. Reporter the real challenge is finding a solution that curbs the violence. Make sure to teach your kids not to join a gang. Wise up, this is not going to stop. Rererter 19 years old. Said to be gang member a and known to be violent. If you know where he is and can help police get him off the street, call miami dade crime stoppers. The battle for the democratic nomination is becoming more and more competitive Ahillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred in another debate tonight. Wendy, how did it go . Reporter there were some fireworks here late in the game. Clinton face off in a wide range t
Least throughout the Morning Hours. Good ne is were seeing dry conditions across the board. Live first alert radar looking good from ft. Lauderdale down into keys if thats where your weekend is taking you. Firsrsalererforecast, calling for a cool start to the day, you may need a jacket throughout the Morning Hours. We will see a few clouds throughout the late morning ours associated with a cold front thats moving through. Late they are afternoon were expecting temperatures to be closer to average. We will be in the 70s, sharon. Erika, thank you. This morning we continue to follow breaking news out of Little Havana where a teen is in the hospital after a shooting. Near residents say they heaa about eight shots go off. Witnesses say the victim is a 16yearold boy who was shot in the leg. They say he was walking with friends around the area when a man started shooting at them. I really didnt see anything. All i saw was the shots, i heard all the shots on the walls and stuff. Were told the
These violent gangs. If we dont speak out, this is not going to stop. Reporter the superintendent went on to say we as a society need to have more after School Programs to get kids involved in those instead of being involved in gangs. A bill is being considered in tallahahsee right now that would add protection for people who inform on criminals. Should be passed. Its an extra layer of otection there. As far as the shooting on this street today, miami police say theyre not sure how many people were involved. They say it was a shootout. Theyre not sure if it was gang related, drug related, or what at this time. Nbc 6 news. Thank you. Our Team Coverage moves to Carol City High School. An arrest has been made in connection to that shooting. Steve litz is live from Miami Gardens with more for us tonight. Reporter jawan, investigators in this part of town sayhey have no doubt retaliatory gang shooting. It happened light around dismissal time outside Carol City High School here. Investigator
Kids are traumatied. Teachers are in tears. Kids were cowering under their desks. I heard seven gunshots bythe school. It was right there. Were you scared . Yeah. Hat did you do . I didnt my teacher just locked down the doors and turned off the lights. Reporter two bullets hit that portable classroom. One penetrated inside, bounced off a wall, and landed on the floor. By luck, by chance, no one was hurt. When chance and luck are our best defense in miami or in this county, something is terribly broken. Reporter school went on for the rest of the day, but some parents shaken by the accident took their kids out earjy. My concern is the kids being in school and these bullets are flying. Bullets dont have eyes. Adult in that school, even us in the community. Reporter her son has sickle cell anemia and he gets worse under stress. They understand that circumstances do happen outside of their control, but they know that they are safe in our school and were providing that safety and comfortor
Reporter there is certainly an atmosphere expect yancy here right here on the tarmac of the airport in havana, cuba. Half of this duo is already here. The russian plane you can see behind me. Now were just waiting for pope francis to touch down. For a few hours, heads of opposing Christian Churches will meet one another in a spirit of good will. Pope francis of the Roman Catholic church and the leader of the Russian Orthodox church. 962 years have not healed the bitter split between the branches of eastern and wesrn christianity. Were told what happens today could make both sides change course. This meeting, its possible, perhaps, that the church will be breathing with both lungs. Reporter the meeting they are proud of the rolol their country, cuba, is playing on the national stage. At the same time, its ironic. A thousandyearold grudge is being settled in cuba. Its kind of weird but thats reporter both leaders are expected to make a joint declaration and cuban leader raul castro will