HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man in connection to a police-involved shooting that took place at a car dealership in Homestead.
Homestead Police said on Saturday that they took 44-year-old Arturo Morales into custody.
Investigators said the incident took place at Lorenzo Ford, located near at 30725 South Federal Highway, after the suspect attempted to rob a nearby Walgreens, Friday afternoon.
“We know that there was some type of theft or robbery going on,” said Homestead Police Capt. Fernando Morales.
Police said there were officers who happened to be inside the pharmacy at the time.
“Detectives were inside the Walgreens when they heard a commotion between the staff members and the subjects,” said Fernando Morales.
It would all come to a violent end in the service area of the car dealership, investigators said.
“Once they got here, there was some type of confrontation between the subjects and the officers where one of the detectives was forced to fire his firearm,” said Fernando Morales.
Arturo Morales faces charges of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license and petit theft.
According to police, the suspect has eight prior convictions, and that makes it a felony.
The other two suspects involved were not charged and were released at the scene.
As is typical with police-involved shootings, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the lead investigator.
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