An armed battery suspect who hid out in a Miramar neighborhood was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff Thursday, officials said.
An armed battery suspect who hid out in a Miramar neighborhood was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff Thursday, officials said.
Miramar Police officials said the incident began shortly before 1 p.m. when officers responded to a call of a domestic battery in the parking lot of an IHOP in the 7900 block of Miramar Parkway.
The suspect had brutally battered a pregnant woman at the scene, police said.
As officers approached, the suspect fled toward a home in the 7800 block of Granada Boulevard.
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The Miramar SWAT team, which happened to be training in the area, quickly responded as the suspect hid on the side of a home.
Footage showed multiple officers and SWAT outside the home with nearby streets closed off.
The homeowner where the suspect was found said he helped lead police to him.
Arnel Rabel said, “I was out for some shopping, when I tried to get to my house, police was all over the place. I told my son to stay inside and to not get out," Arnel Rabel said. "The intruder was in our back yard, I saw it, it was jumping from our back yard to a neighbor’s back yard. So, we keep in touch with them. We explained to the police and that’s how they get him in the back yard."
Radio traffic in the area from law enforcement indicated that the man had gone inside a dog kennel in an effort to hide and was barricaded inside the kennel.
Police said the suspect was eventually taken into custody. His identity and the charges he faces were unknown.
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