MIAMI (WSVN) - A man is dead following a police-involved shooting in Miami.
The incident happened in the area of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Third Street, Thursday afternoon.
According to City of Miami Police, 911 calls came in of an armed man shooting into the air and toward a building.
“A male that was armed, shooting not only in the air but towards the building,” said Miami Police Chief Manny Morales.
When police arrived and encountered the man, authorities said, officers were forced to fire their weapons, killing the man.
“What we know at this time — is a very preliminary stage of our investigation — is that there was some sort of encounter where shots were fired by both several officers. The offender was struck and [he has] is been pronounced deceased on the scene,” said Morales.
Cellphone video captured the body of a man covered beneath a tree.
It is unclear why the man was shooting.
As of Thursday evening, he has not been identified.
According to police, they believe the man lives in the area.
Residents nearby said they heard street commotion outside their homes.
“I was in my apartment and, all of a sudden, I heard like a lot of commotion. I came downstairs and all my neighbors were like in shock, saying there was a shooting, a guy is dead,” said resident Nancy Montero. “Oh my God. Very shocking, shocking time. Something that [has] never happened in this neighborhood. This is a very quiet neighborhood.”
“It was about six [shots]. ‘Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,'” said another resident.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area as police have closed several roads, between Southwest Fourth and Sixth avenues and between Southwest Third Street to Fifth streets.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate the incident.
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