SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami-Dade Police officer was forced to fire in response to a suspicious man in Southwest Miami-Dade, police said.

According to investigators, the subject was spotted outside of Cutler Gardens Apartments, near Southwest 200th Street and 123rd Drive, at around 3:20 a.m., Wednesday.

Officials said they responded to a call after someone believed to be involved in a robbery was spotted in the neighborhood.

Officers encountered a man who fit the subject’s description during their search in the area, and that was when an officer fired a single round. It did not hit the suspect.

No one was injured.

The man was taken into custody without further incident, but it remains unclear whether they were involved in the robbery.

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