Grandfather grazed by bullet while inside home after bullets ring out in Florida City - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

‘Everybody was confused': Man, 90, hit by stray bullet while in Florida City home

An elderly man is lucky to be alive after a stray bullet struck him while he was inside his Florida City home. Rafael Cotto was in his room doing a crossword puzzle after midnight on Monday when the bullet struck him at a home on Southwest 6th Court near 10th Street. The bullet went through a hurricane shutter, then a room door, and then ended up lodged in Cotto’s shoulder. Video from the scene Monday shows more than a dozen evidence markers, ma…

Grandfather grazed by bullet while inside home after bullets ring out in Florida City - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

An elderly man is recovering at a hospital after a bullet struck him while he was inside his Florida City home. The shots rang out in the neighborhood off of Southwest 10th Street and Sixth Court just after midnight on Monday morning. One of those bullets went through shutters, against a wall, through a door and struck 90-year-old Rafael Cotto in the shoulder. The victim’s grandson, Anthony De La Rosa said the gunfire caught him by surprise. “I …

Bullets Tore Through Florida Homes as Elderly Man Unwound with a Crossword – Then the Unthinkable Happened

A quiet Florida City neighborhood turned into a crime scene overnight when a barrage of bullets tore through homes, leaving a 90-year-old man wounded in his bedroom. The terrifying incident unfolded just after midnight on Monday near Southwest 10th Street and Sixth Court. Gunfire erupted outside, sending bullets ripping through multiple houses, including the home of Rafael Cotto, who was inside, unwinding with a crossword puzzle. One bullet tore…