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The annual Wheels Up, Guns Down event is meant to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King s legacy and his message of nonviolence but over the years has turned into a celebration of lawlessness as hundreds of riders on dirt bikes and ATVs from across the country descend upon South Florida and swarm the roadways. Dozens of law enforcement agencies in South Florida said they were on high alert to patrol the streets as they anticipated chaos and traffic nightmares. In a weekend traffic initiative, Miami-Dade police say they impounded at least six ATVs, four motor and dirt bikes, recovered four guns, and made at least seven felony arrests, four misdemeanor arrests and 21 moving citations between Friday until Monday night.
MIAMI, Fla. – A 6-year-old girl is dead after she was one of three people hit by bullets Saturday night, Local 10 News has learned.
Local 10 learned that the shooting happened during a birthday party for a toddler. Chassidy Saunders was struck along with two other people.
Miami police confirmed that they responded to a call near Northwest 55th Street and Sixth Court around 7 p.m. Saturday.
Chassidy and a woman in her 20s were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. A man in his 20s arrived at the hospital on his own he had been shot in the leg.