NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - A man had to be taken to the hospital following a shooting involving police officers in North Miami.
The shooting happened in the area of Northeast 125th Street and 11th Court, Friday afternoon.
“I heard two shots — ‘Boom!’ ‘Boom!'” a witness who works near the scene said. “Immediately, I ducked under my desk because I didn’t know where the gunshots was coming, where it was coming from, but I knew that they was coming directly off 125th Street. When I came outside and I see this, I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, it happened really, really close,’ and I just thank God I didn’t see a bullet shell or anything go into my office.”
North Miami Police said an officer fired his gun after he saw a man pull out a knife and lunge towards another officer.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound, and his condition remains unknown.
7News cameras captured at least 16 police units while detectives worked their investigation.
Officers were originally responding to a call from a woman who said she was being stalked. She said she had a restraining order against the man following her.
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