NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who had barricaded himself in a Northwest Miami-Dade home surrendered to police after, officials said, he fatally shot his son and daughter-in-law.
Miami-Dade Police units responded to reports of shots fired in Lakes on the Green, a gated community near Interstate 75 and Northwest 186th Street, late Saturday night.
Investigators said a 69-year-old father opened fire on his 49-year-old son and daughter-in-law as the couple arrived at the home and barricaded himself inside.
The victims did not survive.
Speaking through a translator, a witness said she heard gunshots and was shocked at what happened in her neighborhood.
“I heard four gunshots in the room, and then all of a sudden, I came outside and saw the police and SWAT and someone thrown on the floor,” she said.
The block was cordoned off with crime scene tape and lined with police cruisers.
Yellow tarp was also seen covering what appeared to be a body in the driveway.
The witness described the heavy police presence.
“Like two SWAT trucks trying to get inside a house,” she said. “They were trying to talk to the person inside of the home, asking them to come outside with their hands up. Then, I think, the guy didn’t listen, so they just went inside.”
The father later surrendered to police.
Officials have not revealed the identities of those involved.
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, police said.
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