Domestic dispute leaves mother dead

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials say a domestic dispute left a mother shot to death in front of her young son.

Police responded to a domestic dispute call at the Marbrisa Apartments located at 15601 NW 52 Ave. around 7 a.m. Thursday. "When they arrived, they found a deceased Hispanic female inside the apartment of an apparent gunshot wound," said Detective Robert Williams of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "Inside that apartment, also, was a 4 to 5-year-old child."

Family members are devastated with the ordeal and believe the woman's estranged husband is the shooter. Police have only admitted they are questioning somebody who they have not identified. "At this particular point we have a person that we have detained for interviewing in connection to this case," said Williams.

Family members said the couple has been separated a few years. However, last night, the estranged husband went to the victim's apartment and they called police, but, they said, he must have returned this morning.

Officials are investigating the scene.

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