Late Monday night, a crash of police cruisers was seen outside Jackson Memorial Hospital, including at least one distraught officer who slammed the hood of a police SUV. Earlier that evening, around 8:15 p.m., Miami-Dade police officers were dispatched to the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 67th Street to assist in a Liberty City neighborhood. According to police, the subject fled from officers and crashed head-on into a civilian vehicle with an adult and a child in the car in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 62nd Street. A shootout ensued, police said, in which the suspect died at the scene and the officer was wounded and transported. The two occupants of the civilian vehicle were transported to an area hospital in good condition for observation. The officer is reportedly alive and in serious condition, according to MDPD. The Police posted the announcement on Twitter: Multiple officers from the MDPD, City of Miami Police and police officers in the area were seen holding prayer circles just west of the shooting scene. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava also tweeted a statement: The men and women of our police force put their lives on the line every day to keep our community safe. Please join me in keeping this officer, his family and our entire @MiamiDadePD family in your prayers. https://t.co/knOJTwyw35 — Daniella Levine Cava (@MayorDaniella) August 16, 2022 MDPD and Miami PD are still investigating. Check back with WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story. Copyright 2022 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Subscribe to our Newsletter for the latest news straight to your inbox
