MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested the brother of a man who was found shot to death following a standoff at a Miami home that was preceded by a shooting that sent two Miami Police officers to the hospital.
Thirty-eight-year-old Alan Henry Triana was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He is facing several charges, including harassing a witness involved in a capital felony, attempting to tamper with physical evidence, possession of armor-piercing ammunition and resisting officers without violence.
During Alan’s court appearance Friday, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Maria Espinosa Dennis said the suspect can’t possess any weapons.
“You cannot have any weapons whatsoever, which includes firearms, includes knives, any weapons whatsoever. Do you understand that?” she said.
Alan nodded to the judge.
Detectives said Alan’s brother, 27-year-old Mason Triana, opened fire on a male and female officer near Northwest 26th Street and 15th Avenue, in the Allapattah neighborhood, at around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday.
Police said the chaotic chain of events started with a fight between the brothers.
“It all started with some sort of episode this morning,” said Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales during a news conference.
Detectives said officers found Mason’s abandoned car in the middle of the road near his home. The officers called a tow truck and left.
Moments later, they received a ShotSpotter alert for the same location.
“Upon arrival, they see a vehicle that is riddled with bullets, and immediately they begin to receive shots,” said Morales.
Chilling surveillance video from across the street captured the sound of gunfire, as officers and area residents ran for cover.
Altagracia Rebull told 7News in Spanish she’s lucky to be alive after stray bullets pierced the front window of her home.
Police said Mason fired at the six responding officers with an assault rifle, striking two of them in the ankle and knee.
Fellow police officers drove the victims to Ryder Trauma Center to be treated for their injuries.
7News cameras captured the female police officer, a 17-year veteran with the force, as she hobbled through the entrance to the hospital.
The male victim, a sergeant, arrived at the hospital moments before. The patients’ arrival at Ryder sparked a sizable display of support from other officers.
Back at the scene of the shooting, Mason barricaded himself inside his home, as SWAT teams swarmed, locking down the neighborhood.
At one point, the gunman is seen waving from behind a gate.
“The shooter came out and engaged the officers, it was an exchange of gunfire,” said Morales.
Investigators said Alan returned to the scene of the SWAT standoff involving his brother to surrender himself to police. At that point, he was considered a witness, not a suspect.
Just before 11 a.m., tactical units deployed a drone inside the residence.
“The offender and shooter in this incident appeared to be down. We don’t know if it was our exchange of gunfire or if it was self-inflicted at this time,” said Morales.
Friday morning, 7News captured a Miami Police cruiser parked outside the home where the standoff took place.
Police said Alan was released following his interview with detectives. Some time later, police tried to track him down to question him about a rifle used in the shooting earlier in the day.
Detectives said they eventually made contact with Alan, and at that point, he shouted at them, and that’s when they noticed he was holding a white bag with a rifle hanging out of it. He was then placed under arrest.
The injured female officer underwent surgery and was released from the hospital. As of Saturday night, the male sergeant is still being treated there. A third officer also suffered broken fingers while responding to the shooting, but is expected to be OK.
Alan has posted the $57,000 bond set by the judge and will be placed under house arrest once he is fitted with with an ankle monitor. He is expected to be released from jail as early as Sunday.
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