SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has released officer-worn body camera video of a deputy-involved shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade’s Goulds neighborhood that left a man dead.
The footage captured the moments when, authorities said, an MDSO sergeant was forced to open fire in the area of Southwest 216th Street and 120th Avenue on the night of Sept. 16.
Deputies responded to a 911 call about a man pointing a gun.
“911, what’s your emergency?” said a dispatcher.
“There’s a guy, a Cuban guy, in a Honda van up here backed up. He’s pulling a gun out on everyone. Please send the police,” said the concerned resident.
Upon arrival, investigators said the sergeant approached the man , who was inside a gray Honda Odyssey, and ordered him to show his hands, but the man did not comply.
“Let me see your hands!” the deputy said various times.
“I ain’t got no hands,” said the suspect.
An exchange of gunfire ensued. The bodycam video captured the deputy as he discharged his weapon several times, then continued to fire as he backed away from the vehicle.
The deputy ran toward a pickup truck for cover, reloaded his firearm and fired three more rounds.
“Thirty-two hundred, shots fired, shots fired,” said the deputy.
As the deputy runs for cover, investigators say the man in the van returned fire, hitting the deputy’s vehicle.
Moments after, when a second deputy arrives, bodycam video shows the man who was inside the minivan on the ground with what appears to be a weapon next to him, as well as a pool of blood next to the driver’s side door of the Odyssey. He was handcuffed and taken into custody
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz later told reporters the man was struck by gunfire.
“The subject was hit. After he was taken into custody, life-saving measures were attempted, fire rescue responded and transported him to the hospital, where he has passed away,” she said.
In a follow up statement, Cordero Stutz said in part: “…Releasing this footage ensures everyone sees the sequence of events as they unfolded. The public has the right to see critical incidents involving law enforcement.”
No one else was injured. Both the suspect and sergeant’s cars were struck by gunfire.
Detectives said the suspect was in his 40s and had an extensive criminal past.
“It was clear that this individual was intent on harming someone, in fact shooting at our sergeant,” said Cordero-Stutz.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating this deputy-involved shooting.
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