One person was taken to the hospital as police investigate an early morning incident in a warehouse complex in Hialeah.
The investigation is centered at a UPS facility at LeJeune Road and E 56 Street, which happens to be next to a police station.
A friend of someone who works at the facility said he got a text around 3:30 a.m. saying he was in danger, and about to be “jumped.”
“He tells me before something happens to me, come here, something is about to happen, I’m about to get jumped. That’s what he said. So, I came,” the friend, who did not wish to be identified, said.
He said his friend was working alone.
“He probably saw it coming. He was working by himself. He probably saw a bunch of people trying to jump him and he probably stood his ground. Anybody would have stood their ground,” he said.
A woman and her daughter said around 3:30 a.m. they went to the facility to pick up someone from work and heard multiple gunshots.
Hialeah police have not confirmed that there was a shooting.
The Hialeah Fire Department said one person was taken to the Ryder Trauma Center.
UPS released a statement which said, “We’re aware of a situation outside of our Hialeah facility. As this is an active police investigation, we’ll refer you to the authorities for additional questions. However, UPS operations are not affected.”
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
