MIAMI (WSVN) – A Miami-Dade police officer has been shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Late Monday night, a large number of police cruisers could be seen outside Jackson Memorial Hospital, including at least one upset officer, who hit the hood of a police SUV.
Earlier this evening, around 8:15 p.m., Miami-Dade police officers were dispatched to the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 67th Street to assist in a Liberty City neighborhood.
According to police, the subject fled from police and crashed head-on into a civilian vehicle with an adult and a child in the car in the area of Seventh Avenue Northwest and 62nd Street.
A shootout ensued, police said, where the suspect died at the scene and the officer was wounded and transported.
The two in the civilian vehicle were taken to an area hospital in good condition to be observed.
According to the MDPD, the officer is said to be alive and in serious condition.
Police issued this statement on Twitter:
Many MDPD officers, City of Miami police and officers who were in the area were seen holding prayer circles, just west of the shooting scene.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava also tweeted a statement:
The men and women of our police force put their lives on the line every day to keep our community safe. Please join me in keeping this officer, his family and our entire @MiamiDadePD family in your prayers. https://t.co/knOJTwyw35
— Daniella Levine Cava (@MayorDaniella) August 16, 2022
MDPD and Miami PD are still investigating.
Please check back with WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.
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