A road rage suspect who shot at another driver then opened fire on officers from a car during a police chase in southwest Miami-Dade Thursday morning was taken into custody, officials said.
The incident began in Doral, when officers responded to a road rage call involving shots fired in the area of Northwest 87th Avenue and 36th Street around 8 a.m.
Doral Police released a photo of the suspect, 28-year-old Lawrence N. Collier, opening fire on the other driver that was captured by a camera in the victim's car.
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Doral officers made contact with the Collier, who tried to run over an officer as he fled the scene in a white Volvo, officials said.
The Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Police joined the pursuit as the car entered the Palmetto Expressway traveling southbound and eventually got onto the Don Shula Expressway, where shots were reportedly fired at officers around Killian Parkway.
"Throughout the pursuit the individual shot at Doral police officers as the vehicles were pursuing him," FHP spokesman Alex Camacho said. "As he was actively fleeing, he shot his firearm at the Doral officers."
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The car continued to flee onto the Florida's Turnpike heading southbound, then the car went into the northbound lanes before heading southbound again.
FHP troopers used a PIT maneuver on the car near the Turnpike and U.S. 1 in Florida City, and the car eventually lost control and crashed into a guardrail, officials said.
Collier was taken into custody. Footage from the scene showed dozens of officers from Doral and Miami-Dade Police, along with Florida Highway Patrol troopers.
No officers or civilians were injured, officials said.
Collier faces charges including attempted murder, aggravated assault, fleeing and eluding and discharging a firearm in public, jail records showed.
"This is a bizarre situation. I think any individual that tries to use deadly force on a police officer, I think law enforcement will always have a zero tolerance approach on that, we will use every resource available to make sure that these individuals are apprehended and are held accountable," Camacho said.
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