Road closures at shootout crime scene in Miramar will disrupt morning commute
By Devoun Cetoute and
Michelle Marchante
Roads are beginning to re-open hours after a police chase involving a UPS driver taken hostage and two armed suspects that began in Coral Gables ended in a fatal shootout in Miramar.
Police are warning drivers to expect delays and find alternate routes as some streets are still an active crime scene.
Here’s what you need to know for the morning rush hour:
Flamingo Road between Pembroke Road and Red Road have re-opened to traffic early Friday, according to Miramar police. Miramar Parkway west of Flamingo is also open.
Miramar Parkway from Flamingo to Red Road is still closed.
Update: Flamingo Rd is open. Miramar Pkwy, west of Flamingo is open. Miramar Pkwy from Flamingo to Red Rd is still closed. Please continue monitoring our social media for traffic updates. pic.twitter.com/AgrNi593y4
“This WILL affect your morning commute,” Miramar police tweeted Thursday night.
Only local traffic is being allowed along Miramar Parkway west of Red Road, Total Traffic Miami reports. There is also no access to Interstate-75 in the area.
Miramar Drivers ️ No access to I-75 & any roads Miramar Pky West of Red Rd Local traffic only! Drivers being turned around b4 flamingo.
No official detours have been set up, but if you’re driving into Miramar on the Turnpike, avoid exit 43 and continue driving to the Northwest 1700 block. If you’re driving on Interstate 75, avoid Miramar Parkway (exit 7) and take the Pines Boulevard exit.
Drivers traveling north and south can also take U.S. 27 or Douglas Road.
This story was originally published December 5, 2019 at 6:34 PM.
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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