SWEETWATER, FLA. (WSVN) - Police took three men into custody following an armed robbery at a Sweetwater warehouse that led to an officer-involved shooting and a police pursuit in Medley.
The armed subjects, seen wearing Michael Myers masks, barged into Innova Luxury Works, a designer and manufacturer of staircases and railings, late Friday morning.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, units responded to a call at around 11 a.m., possibly in reference to a shooting.
Sweetwater Police units responded quickly to the scene.
“The officers arrived on the scene while the crime was being committed, while the robbery was in progress,” said Sweetwater spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta, “and that’s when there was a confrontation, and shots were fired.”
Cellphone video captured one person running into a parking lot. Audio appears to have recorded gunfire.
Investigators said officers circled the building in an attempt to reach the robbers inside the warehouse.
“They confronted the subjects that were committing this crime. Shots were fired,” said Zabaleta.
One of the three robbers was shot in the process, but authorities said they did not stop.
After receiving a description of the vehicle, units responded to the area of 17th Street and 107th Avenue. The trio took off while
Investigators said the masked men took off in a white Mercedes-Benz van, throwing a vest and their masks, and fled northbound into Medley.
The police pursuit that ensued would end in a crash.
Investigators said the subjects fled from the crash scene on foot.
7Skyforce captured the end of the pursuit where one of the men was apprehended at gunpoint at 117th Avenue and South River Drive. The same man was detained and treated for a gunshot wound to the leg by paramedics before he was taken to an area hospital.
No police officers were injured.
“Today is a good day, because none of my officers were hurt,” said Sweetwater Police Chief Sergio Diez.
The FBI has reportedly taken over the investigation. Federal investigators were seen taking pictures of alleged victims and collecting evidence at and outside of the warehouse.
The roadways in the area of 116th Way and South River Drive were temporarily shut down while federal authorities investigated.
The motive behind the robbery remains under investigation.
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