A carjacking led to a suspect opening fire on officers before a pursuit that ended with police fatally shooting a suspect in Northwest Miami-Dade Monday night.
Miami-Dade Police officials said the incident began as an investigation into a carjacking in the City of Miami. Miami Police officials said officers had responded to 1395 Brickell Avenue on the 6th floor of the parking lot to investigate a reported robbery where a male victim had his vehicle taken from him.
Investigators said on Monday evening, police began looking for a stolen silver Nissan, spotted it, but at some point lost sight of the vehicle.
Miami-Dade detectives later joined the search for the car and found it on Northwest 32nd Avenue, just south of State Route 112.
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Police said three people were in the car when they surrounded the vehicle, but when officers tried to stop it, someone inside the car began to shoot at the officers, and then drove off.
“A pursuit ensued and the driver lost control of the vehicle in the area of 12th Avenue and Northwest 23rd Street," said Miami-Dade Police Det. Alvaro Zabaleta. "Detectives immediately arrived, there was a confrontation with one of the passengers, and shots were fired.”
Medics responded to the scene and took that person to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center where he later died.
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The other two suspects in the car were taken into custody. The identities of the people involved haven't been released.
Police said a firearm was recovered from the scene and no officers were injured in the incident.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the investigation into the police shooting, which is standard practice.
