Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old boy who was rushed to the hospital in critical condition early Friday in a neighborhood near Homestead, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

The victim, described by friends as a "good kid," was identified as Elijah Quintero.

The shooting happened around 3:45 a.m. in the area of Southwest 283rd Street and Southwest 140th Place, west of the Florida Turnpike and just north of Biscayne Drive.

Deputies said they responded to a call about a person yelling and arrived to find Quintero lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.

Arrests announced in case

Detectives with the South District General Investigations Unit detained several individuals and later announced three arrests connecte

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