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Woman dead, man hospitalized following shooting in North Miami Beach
MIAMI — A woman is dead and a man was hospitalized after a shooting in North Miami Beach on Friday night.North Miami Beach Police shared on X that there was a "heavy police presence" at Northeast 18th Avenue and 159th Street before 9 p.m., shutting down the area for investigation. Police also asked the public to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.According to North Miami Beach, officers responded to the Marathon gas station at Northeast 159th Street and 18th Avenue about a ShotSpotter alert that indicated "17 rounds fired with 31 casings located." While traveling to the scene, police then received a call about two people at the gas station with gunshot wounds.When they arrived, officers found an unresponsive woman with a gunshot wound to her neck and a man who also had a neck gunshot wound. Both people were transported to the hospital, where, unfortunately, the woman died.NMBPD is still investigating the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Toxicology report to help solve mystery in Miami and Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Two police departments and the medical examiner’s office were working together to figure out how a man died. While a toxicology report was pending on Saturday, Local 10 News sources believe a body found in a wooded preserve area in western Miami-Dade was connected to a missing person’s case further east in Miami.
Man hospitalized, woman detained after apparent stabbing in Miami
A man was hospitalized Saturday after an early-morning stabbing, police said. The incident happened in the area of SW 16th Avenue and 19th Terrace in Miami's Shenandoah neighborhood. Miami Police said officers responded to the scene around 2:14 a.m. where they found a man with apparent stab wounds. He was...
Miami Gardens shootout is "gang-related," police say; no arrests made
MIAMI GARDENS — Two days after a disturbing explosion of gunfire on a Miami Gardens block, the police chief says it was "gang-related" but there are no arrests."We have put out additional units. This is not something we take lightly," said police chief Delma Noel-Pratt. "We are talking to our federal partners. This was a targeted isolated incident. This is alarming."The alarming incident in the 4200 block of 196th Street was captured on home video.In the video, you see a car approaching a group of men waiting on a corner. As the car goes by, there is an...
Man dies after being shot in Miami, police confirm
MIAMI – Miami police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Thursday morning. According to police, the shooting was reported at 1:17 a.m. in the 100 block of Northwest 67th Street in the city’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Police said officers arrived at the scene to find a...
Miami school bus driver arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching 16-year-old
A Miami school bus driver was arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching a teen student on a bus. Juan F. Gonzalez, 75, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of lewd and lascivious touching of a minor, records showed. According to an arrest report, the 16-year-old who takes a private transportation school...
89-year-old man reported missing in Miami
MIAMI – Miami police are searching for an elderly man who has been reported missing. According to police, Joseph Jackson, 89, was last seen Wednesday in the city’s Model City neighborhood. Jackson was described by police as a Black man who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and...
Man Takes His Own Life After Shooting Nephews in Hollywood Family Tragedy
A tragic series of events unfolded in Hollywood when a man killed himself after shooting his two nephews. The violence disrupted an otherwise quiet afternoon on the 5800 block of McKinley Street, as police and emergency services swarmed the scene shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, reported CBS News Miami. The man, identified as 53-year-old Tony Wierzba, succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Biscayne Park Police Chief Resigns Amid Probe Revealing Mishiring Practices, Includes Shakira's Guard with Criminal Past
In a turn of events at the Biscayne Park Police Department, Chief Luis Cabrera has stepped down from his post following findings from an internal probe that exposed egregious hiring practices under his watch, as reported by Local 10. The investigation uncovered that Cabrera overrode standard background checks to employ personnel who would typically be deemed ineligible for police work, including prior officers ousted from other agencies and a man with a dicey criminal record.
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