NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A security guard shot and killed a man in Northwest Miami-Dade after that man became belligerent with a bus driver.
The shooting took place at the Golden Glades Park and Ride, located at 16000 Street Road, Monday morning.
According to Miami-Dade Police, a man boarded a Miami-Dade County public bus at approximately 7:24 a.m. and got into a dispute with the bus driver.
“A male entered one of the Miami-Dade transit buses, had a verbal dispute with the bus driver and he was told to get off,” said Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome. “He walks inside his vehicle and sits in the backseat, causing a dispute with him, and again, he goes back inside the bus.”
The man got off the bus, but then he had another argument with the transit supervisor.
“Once he gets off the bus, he immediately gets into a vehicle. The Miami-Dade supervisor that was on the scene has a dispute with him, and he somehow manages to get back on the bus,” Colome said.
The bus driver ended up exiting the vehicle before a female security guard arrived at the scene.
The security guard also got into an altercation with the passenger, which ended in gunfire.
“Once the female security officer arrives to the scene, she goes inside the bus, locates the individual, a confrontation ensued, she discharged her firearm, and he was pronounced deceased on the scene,” Colome said.
No one else was on the bus at the time of the shooting.
Police have shut down the parking lot as they investigate.
Police have not revealed the identity of the victim.
They said they hope surveillance video from the bus park will help them better understand how the shooting played out.
The security guard works for Allied Universal Security Professional. The company released a statement saying they are aware of what happened and they’re cooperating with the investigation.
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