A man wanted in a shooting and a driver were in custody after a crash caused an undercover police vehicle to roll over Wednesday in Miami.
The scene on Northeast 82nd Street and Biscayne Boulevard showed the black sedan on its side in the middle of the road. Several streets were blocked off for the investigation.
Miami Police's Tactical Robbery Unit received an alert that a man wanted in a shooting out of Palm Beach County was driving into their jurisdiction, authorities said.
Officers staged in the area of 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard and attempted to stop an Audi. The driver didn't stop and ended up crashing into the officers, causing one of the vehicles to roll over. A driver who wasn't involved in the incident was also involved in the crash.
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The woman who was driving the Audi was taken into custody, along with the male passenger, who was the suspected shooter, police said.
Witness Jamal Diab recorded a cellphone video showing police officers putting the driver and her passenger in handcuffs.
“Next thing we know, we saw police breaking down the windows of the car over there,” Diab said.
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Diab works at Trucutz Uptown barbershop on Biscayne Boulevard. He said the wreck put everything on hold.
“They caused a bunch of disruption and closed off businesses,” Diab said. “You see all of us sitting here and we have families to feed, so when stupid things like this happen, it disrupts everybody here in the community.”
Closer to the crash, Anass Chabia at We Fix Phones and Computers was also at work and saw the rollover. He said his main priority was the people inside his business.
“Next thing you know, I'm seeing a black car flipping,” Chabia said. “I had my employee here, the customer, we went to the back door and stood there until everything calmed down.”
Palm Beach detectives made their way to Miami to interview the man and woman who were inside the suspect car.
No serious injuries were reported.
