Triple Shooting in Overtown After Election Night Tensions Turned Violent

An election-night shooting in Overtown left three women wounded after a heated political discussion turned violent.

November 7, 2024

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Three women were wounded in a shooting in Overtown shortly after midnight on election night. Photo by Artolympic/Getty Images

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Less than 24 hours after voters across the nation cast their ballots in a tense presidential election, violence broke out in Miami's Overtown neighborhood when a political discussion ended in a triple shooting early Wednesday morning.

At approximately 12:25 a.m., Miami police responded to a location just east of I-95 near the intersection of NW 19th Street and NW Sixth Avenue, where three women were wounded by gunfire following a dispute that escalated into tragedy.

City of Miami Police Department spokesperson Michael Vega informs New Times via email that the shooting occurred after a group of individuals gathered to drink and discuss politics. As the conversation became heated, one individual retrieved a firearm from a nearby vehicle and opened fire on the group, striking three women.

Paramedics transported the victims to Jackson Memorial Hospital Trauma Center nearby, where one woman remains in critical condition while the other two are listed as stable.

Police have not yet made any arrests, and the suspect's identity remains unknown.

Though isolated, the incident reflects heightened tensions nationwide in the aftermath of the November 5 election that will return former president Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025.

Though she's a Jersey girl by birth, former staff writer Zulekha Pitts — Zee to her family and friends, has deep roots in Florida. Before coming to New Times in 2024, she worked as a content creator and digital producer for USA Today and content producer for 3TV and CBS 5 News in Phoenix and also has experience as a digital host for the jewelry home-shopping channel Gem Shopping Network in Atlanta. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies, Zee is wrapping up a master's in communication at Villanova.

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