A driver named Randy was fueling up at a Mobil gas station in Northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday night when gunfire erupted nearby, sending a bullet through his passenger-side windshield as two people exchanged shots from inside a moving car. He wasn't hurt, but he says he heard glass shatter and a loud bang moments before shards rained down on him inside his own vehicle.
The shooting happened at the Mobil station at Northwest 103rd Street and 12th Avenue, according to WSVN 7News. The outlet reports that two individuals armed with firearms exchanged gunfire while riding in a car, and that shooters fired their guns while driving through the area. Randy told the station he drove away from the gas station with the nozzle still attached to his vehicle, unknowingly following the shooters as he fled the chaos.
One person was hospitalized after driving themselves to a nearby hospital in unknown condition, per the same report, while another subject fled the scene and remains at large. Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office spokesperson Daniel Castillo said investigators were still working to determine exactly what occurred and would not rule out the possibility that the hospitalized individual could turn out to be a subject or a victim in the case, the station's report notes.
Deputies Hunt for Black Sedan Tied to the Gunfire
Investigators are now searching for a black sedan allegedly involved in the shooting, according to the article. Randy's car sustained a damaged passenger-side windshield after shooters shot at his vehicle during the exchange of gunfire, though he escaped physically unharmed.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. The agency now operates as an independent constitutional sheriff's office, a structure it returned to on January 7, 2025 after nearly six decades functioning as the county-governed Miami-Dade Police Department, according to Local 10 News. Voters reinstated the constitutional sheriff position through a statewide amendment, and Rosie Cordero-Stutz now leads the office as sheriff.
A Corridor With a History of Violence
The Mobil station sits in Pinewood, an unincorporated Miami-Dade community of roughly 3 square miles with a population density exceeding 5,000 residents per square mile, per Apartments.com. This isn't the first time law enforcement has descended on this exact address. In August 2025, the same station was the scene of a fatal hit-and-run investigation after a 63-year-old customer was struck and killed while exiting the business on his bicycle, as CBS News reported at the time, a case Hoodline previously tracked to an arrest.
Roughly five blocks east, near Northwest 103rd Street and Seventh Avenue, a February 2024 road rage altercation also escalated into a shooting that sent one person to the hospital, a pattern Hoodline documented in its earlier coverage of a road rage shooting on I-95 in the area. South Florida law enforcement agencies have repeatedly flagged late-night gas stations as frequent flashpoints for violent disputes, prompting targeted regional enforcement and surveillance efforts, according to Hoodline's own reporting on the trend.
What Florida Law Says About Shooting From a Car
Florida law treats gunfire from a moving vehicle as a serious felony. Under Florida Statute § 790.15(2), any occupant of a vehicle who knowingly and willfully discharges a firearm from that vehicle within 1,000 feet of another person commits a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in state prison, according to the Florida Senate. Separately, Florida Statute § 790.19 classifies shooting a firearm into or at an occupied vehicle as its own second-degree felony, carrying penalties of up to 15 years in prison and fines as high as $10,000, per FindLaw.
Florida's Convenience Store Security Act also requires gas station convenience stores operating between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to maintain specific crime deterrents, including high-definition security cameras, clear window visibility, drop safes, and well-lit parking areas, according to the Florida Attorney General's office. Miami-Dade also deploys ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection sensors across unincorporated commercial corridors, letting dispatchers pinpoint gunfire and route deputies to a scene within minutes even before 911 calls come in, per CBS News.
Whether those cameras or sensors captured usable evidence in this case has not been disclosed. For now, the identity of the fleeing driver, the condition of the hospitalized individual, and whether that person is considered a suspect or a victim all remain open questions in an investigation Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office says is ongoing. Anyone with information can contact Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers, which offers a standing reward of up to $5,000 for anonymous tips leading to an arrest in violent felony cases across the county.
