MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have taken an armed suspect into custody in Miami Beach.
According to Miami Beach Police, officers received a call about two men fighting in the area of Lincoln Road and Washington Avenue, with one armed with a knife. At the same time, another caller said there was an armed robbery in the same vicinity. When an officer responded, the subject fled the scene brandishing a knife.
Police set up a perimeter near 16th Street and Washington Avenue to search for the suspect. The subject surrendered and police took him into custody at a nearby parking garage just before 12 p.m.
Miami Beach SWAT, Miami-Dade Police Aviation and K9 units from Miami Beach and the City of Miami were all called out to to help with the investigation.
UPDATE: Subject has surrendered, scene will be clearing shortly. https://t.co/5GGWourwR2
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) September 4, 2018
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