Quiet Neighborhood Shocked By Attempted Murder/Suicide

"WEST MIAMI-DADE, FL — A woman has died and a man is in stable condition, police said, after the man shot the woman and turned the gun on himself.

"That 87-year-old man is in Miami-Dade Police custody at Jackson Memorial Hospital where he is in stable condition, Friday afternoon.

"Police responded to the Versailles Garden II Apartment complex, in the area of 9400 West Flagler Street, to reports of a shooting inside the apartment building.

"Miami-Dade Fire Rescue dispatched air rescue to transport the female patient to the hospital, while the male was transported by ground.

"A woman who would not give her name said she was friends with the female victim. She said that the woman was 84 years old. `She was a very nice person,` the woman said of the victim. `She was quiet, she was very honest, and she just lived for her family.`

"Residents who live in the area describe their neighborhood as very quiet and many are shocked about the shooting."

From WSVN.com...