Hunt for ‘pedo kidnapper’ after boy, 12, is ‘snatched from Miami street, sexually assaulted and shot’
FLORIDA cops are hunting for a person they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy before shooting him.
The youth was walking on the street around 2-3am Saturday in the Brownsville neighbourhood of Northwest Miami-Dade County, according to police.
Cops said a man pulled up, forced the boy into the vehicle, sexually assaulted him, then shot him and forced him out of the vehicle.
The victim then went to a nearby convenience store to call for help.
Surveillance video shows the boy walk up to the corner of Northwest 32nd Avenue and Northwest 47th Street where he can be seen collapsing, bleeding from the head, while a customer standing next to him calls 911.
A different bystander later brought the boy a towel and a bottle of water while they waited for law enforcement to arrive.
When the emergency services arrive, cops escort the boy to a gurney and he can be seen clutching his head.
He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he is said to be in a critical condition, according to Local 10.
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Cops described the wanted man as a tall Hispanic man with long curly hair, between the ages of 30 and 40 years old.
He was last seen driving a black Sedan in the area of Northwest 45th Street and 31st Avenue, which is the area cops believe the boy was sexually assaulted.
Anyone with information can contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.