US Florida shooting: Multiple people wounded in attack outside restaurant

Police officers at The Licking Restaurant after multiple people were reportedly shot on Thursday night (Friday night NZ time) in Miami Gardens, Florida. Investigators aree looking into reports a video was being shot at the restaurant. Photo / via AP

Multiple people have been wounded in a shooting after an altercation outside a restaurant in south Florida, police say.

It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were hit by gunfire on Thursday night (Friday night NZ time), but the Miami Herald cited a law enforcement source saying as many as 10 people were wounded in the shooting outside The Licking, a soul food restaurant in Miami Gardens.

Investigators were looking into reports that a video was being shot at the restaurant, Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt said.

“We believe it’s an isolated incident,” Noel-Pratt said.

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Miami Gardens police spokesperson Diana Gourgue told reporters she could not confirm reports that as many as 10 people had been wounded, saying “right now it is just multiple victims that were injured”.

She said the condition of those hurt was unknown, but there were not any fatalities.

She said a large crowd had gathered outside the restaurant at the time of the shooting.

Social media posts also said a music video was being filmed. - AP