MIAMI — Miami-Dade crime scene automobiles rolled into the Walden Pond Apartments in Miami Gardens Tuesday night time, after police say a 15-year veteran of the power shot a person.
According to police, officers have been working an ongoing fraud investigation round 4 p.m. after they noticed a transaction between two males and confronted them.
“At some point during the contact with the individuals, a struggle ensued. At that point during the struggle, one of the subject’s hoodie came off, the hooded shirt came off and revealed a firearm in the waistband of the individual,” stated Chris Thomas, a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Police say the person reached for the gun on his waist, and that is when the officer shot him.
The suspect was taken to a neighborhood hospital in secure situation, however police say he and the opposite man involved will face expenses.
Residents on the scene have been shocked to listen to about what occurred of their neighborhood.
“I don’t think most police officers live in our community, so they’re not aware of what goes on in our community and I think more police involvement with community would bridge the gap,” stated a resident who wished to stay nameless.
Shortly earlier than the police-involved shooting in Miami Gardens, the Broward Sheriff’s workplace responded to a shooting on Bailey Road in North Lauderdale. According to witnesses, a gunman shot a person a number of instances in a plaza parking zone earlier than fleeing on foot.
“Bam, bam, bam, and I told my friends, hurry up, let’s go!” stated Jose, a person who witnessed the shooting.
The sufferer, a person in his thirties, was airlifted to a neighborhood hospital whereas dozens of police scoured the streets and circled the air to find the topic.
The situation of the person who was shot in Broward County is unknown presently and there is nonetheless no phrase on a suspect.
In Miami Gardens, nobody else was injured within the police-involved shooting and The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.
