A night on Lincoln Road turned chaotic Thursday when a Miami Beach police officer shot and killed a man who investigators said was armed with a knife and was threatening two people at a store.
According to the Miami Beach Police Department, officers responded to the Victoria's Secret store at 901 Lincoln Road after receiving a disturbance call around 5:30 p.m.
The officers found a man who was armed with a knife and threatening two people.
That's when an officer opened fire, hitting the suspect.
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"I was able to hear the gunshots," said Shanell Santiago, who works nearby. "I heard the sound. I thought I was mesmerized a little bit. I didn't have music on. So it was clear as day.”
Video obtained by NBC6 showed Miami Beach Police going door to door, evacuating shops along Lincoln Road.
Another video showed officers running toward the store as two people exited, embracing each other.
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“I guess somebody got shot because obviously the yellow tape is here and that's all I know," an unidentified witness told NBC6. "They kicked out everybody from right here from Michigan all the way down to Jefferson, and that's all they told us. They get more out of the way.”
The suspect was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he later was pronounced dead.
Officials later identified the suspect as 29-year-old Darien Young, who was a minimum-security resident at the New Hampshire Department of Corrections before he escaped a week before.
Young was incarcerated on several charges, including burglary and controlled drugs, officials said.
Police said the two victims were not injured and no other people at the scene were hurt.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
"Our agents and analysts will establish a timeline, interview officers and witnesses, and review any video, including surveillance video, body-worn camera footage, and cell phone video," FDLE said in a statement. "FDLE's investigation is limited to the shooting itself."
