MIAMI (WSVN) - Law enforcement officers are investigating a police-involved shooting in Miami after a situation unfolded, Thursday morning.
Several City of Miami Police officers were at the scene of the shooting on 69th Terrace, just off 15th Avenue. As a result of the investigation the street was temporarily closed off, and a mobile command center was set up as detectives continued their investigation.
According to officials, SWAT teams were attempting to serve a search warrant earlier in the day on a home for a wanted suspect. Forty-year-old Jevon Algudin was wanted on 12 felony cases that occurred between December 2020 and July 2023.
“He’s a 16-time convicted felon who has been arrested 64 times on felony charges,” said Miami Police Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar.
Detectives said Algudin was wanted in connection to armed burglaries, two grand theft autos, and battery on a law enforcement officer, among other crimes.
As the warrant was being served, a homeowner in a nearby property came out and fired off a gun. Officers said they shot back, but no one was injured. The reason for his actions remains unknown at this time but the homeowner is not expected to be charged with anything.
“We don’t know exactly why the homeowner [opened fire], but we don’t know if it was a case of misidentification or what his intent was,” said Aguilar. “There’s certainly not enough that it merits criminal charges on the homeowner.”
Live video footage showed fire rescue crews taking the homeowner, who was in handcuffs, out on a gurney and into an ambulance to transport him to a Jackson Memorial Hospital due to shortness of breath.
Algudin, who was being served the warrant, eventually surrendered to police and was arrested after being barricaded for 30 minutes.
The Department of Homeland Security was also on the scene, but it is unclear what their involvement is in this incident.
At this time, details of the incident are limited, but authorities have been contacted for more information.
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