Tragedy struck early Saturday morning at Doral's City Place when a standoff between a gunman and the venue's security escalated into deadly gunfire. The chaos began with a fight at Martini Bar around 3:30 a.m., and quickly turned fatal as a patron, after an altercation, pulled a gun and shot a security guard dead. The incident spiraled further, leading to the death of the suspected shooter and injuries to seven others, including a City of Doral Police Officer. WSVN reported the details of the devastating scene.
As the fight broke out, the quick response by two City of Doral Police Officers, who were part of a security detail, was to immediately attempt to subdued the gunman. This decisive moment resulted in an exchange of gunfire, during which an officer sustained a shot to the lower extremity. The officer, with four years on the force, managed to apply a tourniquet to himself amid the chaos. Six other bystanders were caught in the crossfire, with two now in critical condition and the remaining four stable, according to Miami-Dade Police Detective Zabaleta in a statement obtained by WSVN.
Additional insight came from a news conference where officials outlined the sequence of events and the prospects of those wounded. "Two of them were critically injured and transported to Jackson Trauma and HCA Kendall Regional Trauma," police detailed. Confirmation was given that the officer wounded had been with the department for four years, heralded for his presence of mind to self-administer first aid. The event, as police revealed, ironically unfolded exactly one year after personnel had conducted mass causality training at the same location. Details about the injured parties' conditions were further reported by CBS News Miami.
The aftermath of the incident has set off a trio of investigations. The City of Doral Police will thoroughly investigate the original altercation to sort out the precipitating factors. Meanwhile, Miami-Dade Police have taken the lead on the homicide investigation. Lastly, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is to rigorously investigate the officer-involved shooting. This multi-agency approach underscores the gravity of an event that has firmly shaken the community and brought unspeakable sorrow to the affected families and witnesses. Both WSVN and CBS News Miami continue to actively follow the developments of this tragic event.
