Authorities are investigating a police shooting involving a Miami-Dade officer in Homestead that left a suspect dead late Thursday night.
The shooting happened off of N. Krome Avenue and Northwest 2nd Street around 10 p.m.
Miami-Dade Police officials said Robbery Intervention Detail detectives were looking for a suspect in an armed robbery that happened on Wednesday when they found the suspect in the area of 40 Northwest 2nd Street.
Detectives found the suspect inside an apartment armed with a sharp object and a confrontation ensued, officials said.
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One of the detectives opened fire, hitting the suspect, who was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries.
The shooting happened around the corner from a Homestead Police Department building. Video showed the area closed off by yellow crime scene tape.
Police haven't released the suspect's identity but said he was 33 years old.
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The sharp object was recovered by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, who will investigate the incident, which is standard practice in police shootings.
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