Miami-Dade SWAT standoff ends in shooting, barricaded person dead
MIAMI - A stand-off involving a police SWAT team ended with shots fired and the death of a barricaded 22-year-old man in northwest Miami-Dade.
Police were sent to the home at NW 102nd Street and NW 13th Avenue "in regards to a possible domestic dispute where one of the members of the family was threatening others with a firearm," said Detective Alvaro Zabaleta.
When officers arrived two family members were waiting for them outside and told them that the man was armed and still in the house.
Zabaleta said the officers tried to make contact with him but he barricaded himself in the home.
A Special Response Team was called in along with negotiators.
As the SRT members surrounded the home, negotiators made multiple attempts to get him to talk with them to no avail. This lasted for several hours.
"At the time it was determined to make entry into the house, that's when members of our Special Response Team had a confrontation with the suspect and shots were fired. The subject was unfortunately deceased on the scene and none of the officers sustained any injuries," said Zabaleta.
Police have not said if the barricaded man shot at the officers.
The shooting by the SRT officer will be investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.