Two Men Hospitalized After Double Shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade as Deputies Search for Key Details

What happened

Two men were hospitalized Tuesday evening after a shooting in southwest Miami-Dade, in an incident that investigators said left behind property damage but no victims at the initial scene.

Deputies responded at about 6:10 p.m. to the area of Southwest 266th Street and Southwest 138th Avenue. When they arrived, they found damage to a vehicle and to a nearby structure, but no injured people were located there at that time.

Authorities later determined that the shooting victims had already left the area and sought medical care elsewhere.

Where victims were treated

Investigators said two adult men arrived at Baptist Health Homestead Hospital suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both were subsequently transferred to Jackson South Medical Center for additional treatment.

One of the men was listed in critical condition and the other was in stable condition as of Tuesday night. Their identities have not been released, and details about the nature and number of their injuries have not been provided.

What investigators know so far — and what remains unclear

Deputies said the two men were injured at the same location where the property damage was found, linking the hospital arrivals to the Southwest 266th Street and 138th Avenue call. Beyond that, key facts remained unresolved in the initial hours of the investigation.

• It was not immediately clear whether investigators had identified a suspect or person of interest.
• No motive was released, and it was not known whether the victims knew each other or were targeted.
• Authorities did not specify whether a firearm was recovered, whether shell casings were collected, or whether surveillance footage or witnesses were identified at the scene.

Why the early timeline matters

Cases in which shooting victims travel to a hospital before law enforcement makes contact can create early investigative challenges, including narrowing down the precise sequence of events, identifying any additional crime scenes, and confirming who was present at the time shots were fired.

Deputies initially found damage consistent with gunfire at the scene but located no victims until two men later arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds.

What’s next

Deputies continued working to determine how the shooting unfolded and whether any immediate public-safety threat remained. As of Tuesday night, authorities had not announced arrests or released suspect descriptions.

This developing investigation was centered in the southwest Miami-Dade area near Southwest 266th Street and Southwest 138th Avenue, with the victims’ medical care involving facilities in Homestead and the Jackson South campus in southern Miami-Dade.