Multiple suspects who police described as "extremely violent" were taken into custody during a series of SWAT raids in Miami Thursday morning, authorities said.
At least two different locations were apparently involved in the raids, one on Northwest 3rd Avenue and the other on Northwest 42nd Street.
At the scene on Northwest 3rd Avenue, at least eight suspects appeared to have been taken into custody and were seen on a sidewalk with their wrists bound with zip ties.
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Miami Police Maj. Albert Guerra said SWAT conducted multiple warrants "targeting extremely violent offenders."
"We're proud to announce that the majority of the wanted subjects were taken into custody!" Guerra wrote in a post on X. "This is the outcome of outstanding work being conducted by our investigations section!"
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Neighbors at one scene said they woke up to the sounds of SWAT members on their street.
"The truth is you never know who your neighbors are, you know, and you just want to try to be vigilant, nothing here would have told me that there were any issues in the neighborhood," said a man who lives in the area. "This is how it goes, it could be any neighborhood."
No other information was immediately known.
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