10 people were injured after reported shooting during the filming of a music video for rapper French Montana in Miami
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- Ten people were injured after a shooting erupted in Miami, Florida, on Thursday night.
- The gunfire reportedly unfolded during the filming of a music video for rapper French Montana.
- There were several people "suffering traumatic injuries" at the scene, officials told Insider.
Ten people were injured after a shooting erupted reportedly during the filming of a music video for rapper French Montana in Florida on Thursday night.
Bullets began flying just before 8 p.m. outside of The Licking soul food eatery in Miami Gardens, authorities told Insider.
Emergency responders found several people "suffering traumatic injuries" at the scene and other injured people outside a nearby fire station, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Insider on Friday.
Fire officials said that a total of 10 people were wounded, and four people took themselves to local area hospitals. The other six people were flown or driven by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews to local trauma centers.
Witnesses told news outlet WSVN that the shooting happened while rapper French Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch, was filming a music video near the location.
It was not immediately clear how many people were hit by gunfire or who was hit.
A Miami Gardens Police Department spokeswoman told Insider that "multiple victims were struck," and that she could not confirm the reports that the shooting happened during the filming of Montana's music video.
Cellphone footage published by WSVN showed Montana in a red shirt outside the restaurant.
Reps for Montana did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Insider on Friday.
Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt told the Miami Herald that investigators were probing reports that a video was being filmed outside of the restaurant when gunfire erupted.
"We believe it's an isolated incident," Noel-Pratt said.
Meanwhile, witness Ced Mogul told WSVN that he was watching the Montana video shoot when he said another onlooker was robbed of his watch, keys and wallet.
"[He asked to] call his mother and see if we can get spare car keys and make sure, you know, he's OK, and then the gunshots went off," Mogul told the news outlet, adding that "at least 13, 14, 15 gunshots" were fired.
"It was very rapid, it sounded like an assault rifle," he said.
Police have not yet made any arrests in the case.