1 useless after police-involved capturing in Miami Gardens – WSVN 7News | Miami Information, Climate, Sports activities

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – A person is dead after, police say, officers were forced to fire outside a home in Miami Gardens.

Miami Gardens Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the backyard of a home near Northwest 36th Avenue on Friday evening.

7Skyforce hovered over the scene capturing a tarp on the ground, several evidence markers and the street being cornered off by police tape.

According to Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma K. Noel-Pratt, officers responded to a call of someone in distress. Upon their arrival, the subject who is 33-years-old was exhibiting signs of an episode and was believed to be armed.

Police said that a family member called, saying that someone at the residence was in crisis.

“An individual, is deceased on the scene.” said Noel-Pratt. “33 years of age.”

The chief added officers were forced to fire after it was believed that the subject was possibly going after another person at the home.

“They saw this person that had a weapon. There was potentially another person that was on the scene, that they saw a fit that they needed to protect that person,” said Noel-Pratt.

A firearm has since been recovered from the scene, according to police.

Noel-Pratt said the subject was pronounced deceased on scene.

An area resident said she felt scared of being so close to the violence on her block.

“This is the first time this happened,” said the young resident. “I was super scared.”

No one else was injured, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating this incident.

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