An officer-involved shooting is currently under investigation in Liberty City, where a man was shot in the head early this morning, as reported by local authorities and corroborated by video evidence. Details are emerging about the incident, which took place near Northwest 15th Avenue and 64th Street just before 7 a.m., captured by a Ring camera video that was later shared with 7News—the footage shows an individual discharging a firearm once into the air and then again towards an apartment building.
Moments after the shots were fired police officers, whose cruisers were parked on the left side of the frame, responded and one officer discharged their weapon, hitting the suspect who was critically wounded before collapsing out of the camera's view, and after the incident the area was cordoned off with crime scene tape. WSVN reports that the man, believed to be in his 30s, was transported with a police escort to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the head.
The circumstances leading up to the officer's use of force remain under scrutiny, and with limited information released by the authorities, the public awaits a more detailed accounting of the events. A public information officer with the City of Miami is anticipated to brief on the unfolding situation, as the probe into the shooting presses on, according to statements obtained by WSVN.
Adding to the investigation's depth, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is set to assume control as is common in such police-involved incidents; this was confirmed by Miami Police, who first responded to a ShotsSpotter alert which initially drew officers to the scene where the critical shooting transpired, according to an article by NBC Miami.
