Accidental shooting outside North Miami, Florida jewelry store leaves 1 hospitalized, cops say

One person was wounded in an accidental shooting that occurred outside of a jewelry store in North Miami on Friday morning, according to the city’s police department.

Authorities said North Miami police officers and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics responded to reports of a shooting outside of Gavco Jewelers, located at 16169 Biscayne Blvd., and found an adult who had a gunshot wound to the lower leg.

Police said that person transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation and treatment.

The individual’s age, gender or condition have not been released at this time.