MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A witness shared video showing a police officer shoot a man who was running toward him on Sunday in Miami Shores.
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The shooting was near the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 86th Street, according to the Miami Shores Police Department.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to police.
Before the shooting, the man had “two large-edged weapons” when he caused “a disturbance” at the Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores, according to police.
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Police officers responded to the full-service auto dealership shortly after 2:10 p.m. at 8880 Biscayne Boulevard, but the man had left, according to police.
There was an abandoned black book bag, a machete, and bullet casings behind crime scene tape. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating the police shooting.
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