Residents in Little Havana are reeling after a shooting during a birthday party early Friday morning left three people wounded, including a 75-year-old woman.

Neighbors said they were startled awake by the sound of gunfire near Southwest 12th Avenue and 9th Street just after 1 a.m.

A bullet hole in a door and shattered glass outside the home showed where the violence unfolded.

Neighbors describe a normally peaceful community

One neighbor, speaking in Spanish, said they rushed outside after hearing what sounded like fireworks.

Alfredo Cruz, who lives nearby, said he was shocked by what happened.

"Nothing like this has ever happened here before. It's a good area. There's always police here. It's very safe," Cruz said through a translator.

"I have never seen anything like this."

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