Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach Police Shoot And Kill Bank Robbery Suspect On Alton Road As Bystander Films

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    In this photo provided by Marcellus Johnson, authorities draw their guns on a man suspected in a bank robbery, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Miami Beach, Fla. Police said they killed the man, who they say had a straight edge razor in his hand. (Marcellus Johnson via AP) Miami Beach, FL – Police in Miami Beach say they killed a razor-wielding man suspected in a bank robbery early Saturday.

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    Kathleen Prieto of the Miami Beach Police Department said in an email that police responded to an emergency call from a Bank of America branch on Alton Road. The person who made the 911 call said a suspect was armed with a bomb and had passed a note to the teller.

    WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT IN BELOW VIDEO.

    Prieto said police arrived at the scene and found the suspect inside a barber shop. He then exited the shop with a “straight edge razor in his hand.” Shots were fired and the suspect was killed.

    Witnesses told The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/1NO2Pjw ) that the man was seen causing a commotion inside the barber shop.

    A video of a shooting on Miami Beach was posted on Instagram and elsewhere on social media. In the video, a man without a shirt is seen briefly confronting what appeared to be at least three police officers outside a shopping center. The man is shot and falls to the ground.

    Police Chief Daniel Oates said one officer on the scene was wearing a body camera that also captured the deadly encounter, but that the video cannot be released to the public yet under state law.

    Mayor Philip Levine called the shooting “a horrible, isolated incident.”

    “As we learn more about this incident from Miami-Dade police, from the state attorney’s office, we will make sure to keep everyone informed,” he said.

    Witness Sylvia Rodriguez told the newspaper that she was walking to a nearby corner store when the shooting happened.

    “Everything seemed under control. It wasn’t fast. It was pretty chill,” she said. “He was not acting erratic.”

    Then the shirtless suspect, who was holding was holding some kind of knife, took a step forward and was shot.

    “It went boom-boom, twice,” Rodriguez said. She said she did not see a Taser go off.

    Police could not immediately verify if officers fired a Taser during the encounter.

    Miami-Dade County Police Department will handle the investigation into the shooting. The FBI and Miami Beach Police Department will investigate the alleged bank robbery.

    This story has been corrected to show the spelling of the witness’ last name Rodriguez, not Rodrigues.


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    8 years ago

    Someone with a straight edge razor, can cut your throat and kill you within a matter of seconds. Once that miscreant decided not to drop the razor, and advance towards the cops, he was signing his own death warrant, and was committing suicide by cop. Case closed!

    rebshmuel
    rebshmuel
    8 years ago

    From the tape it definitely seems the police acted with disproportionate force. Also, the police didn’t even attempt to render first aid.

    In this situation the police could have used a tazer or fired at his lower extremities and not aimed for his heart which guaranteed his death. (This could explain why the police didn’t attempt to render help because they knew it was a sure thing that he was dead) very disturbing indeed.

    This case needs an investigation.

    8 years ago

    are the blacks gonna protest? Or do only black lives matter?

    MrSmith
    MrSmith
    8 years ago

    It appears that this guy was white, so no investigation or comment from your President

    8 years ago

    The police should be investigated for not using a stun gun as the police in London used yesterday. Or perhaps it’s a stern warning to the next criminal who will now think twice before threatening anyone at knife point knowing darn well, that his or her life is on the line, except of course for indoctrinated terrorists who believe death is life, and they go straight to paradise.