A Miami Beach police officer shot and killed a suspect in Liberty City Wednesday night, police said.
The shooting happened around 8 p.m. near Northwest 6th Avenue and Northwest 75th Street.
Detectives from a robbery task force were patrolling the area just east of I-95 when they heard gunshots, and tried to close in on where the gunshots were coming from, police said.
The officers found and chased a stolen vehicle, and the man inside, identified by police as 33-year-old Julio Santiago, ran away on foot. One of the officers eventually found Santiago hiding behind bushes, Miami-Dade Police said.
“At some point in time during that encounter, shots were fired. That subject is deceased here on the scene,” a Miami-Dade Police spokeswoman said.
The officer who shot and killed Santiago is a Miami Beach Police officer assigned to the Miami-Dade Police Department's Robbery Intervention Detail, and Miami-Dade Police are taking the lead in the investigation, police said.
Police said the vehicle was identified as a stolen SUV from the Palm Beach area.
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Records showed Santiago had previous arrests for arson, burglary and grand theft.
The task force includes officers from several police departments.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
