A Miami-Dade robbery detective was shot in the head and remained in the hospital on Tuesday. A suspect was killed in the shootout in Liberty City.
The shootings happened after a car chase Monday night. Sources told the Miami Herald the suspect was wanted for an armed robbery in Dania Beach. Streets around the shooting scene remained closed Tuesday morning.
A crowd of officers from across South Florida were seen waiting outside Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, praying for the injured officer. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez were also there.
Here are images and video from the tragic night:
Police officers and other officials stand outside the Ryder Trauma Center after a Miami-Dade police officer what shot on Monday, August 15, 2022. Alie Skowronski askowronski@miamiherald.com
Police officers and other officials stand outside the Ryder Trauma Center after a Miami-Dade police officer what shot on Monday, August 15, 2022. Sydney Walsh swalsh@miamiherald.com
Miami-Dade Police work a crime scene around Northwest 62nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami, Florida on Monday, June 15, 2022. A Miami-Dade police officer was shot after a car chase in Liberty City on Monday night, multiple law-enforcement sources said. Alexia Fodere For the Miami Herald
Miami-Dade Police work a crime scene around Northwest 62nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Miami, Florida on Monday, June 15, 2022. A Miami-Dade police officer was shot after a car chase in Liberty City on Monday night, multiple law-enforcement sources said. Alexia Fodere For the Miami Herald
Miami-Dade police cruisers block Northwest Seventh Avenue at 64th Street in Miami’s Liberty City area late Monday night after an officer was shot in the head following a car chase. OMAR RODRIGUEZ ORTIZ orodriguezortiz@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published August 16, 2022 at 11:05 AM.
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
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