A Miami-Dade Police officer shot a possible suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman during a confrontation late Thursday night, officials said.
Officers had responded to the area of Southwest 200th Terrace and 123rd Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. after reports of a man stabbing a woman, Miami-Dade Police officials said.
A confrontation ensued and an officer shot a man. He was taken to Jackson South Medical Center where he was in critical condition.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
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Witnesses said the man and woman randomly drove into the neighborhood, got out of the car, and the woman started screaming for help.
The man then attacked her, slashed her throat, and stabbed her multiple times, witnesses said. He then backed his car over her body in front of several people.
Police haven't released the identities of anyone involved, and said the incident remains under investigation.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the police-involved shooting, which is routine.
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