At a trailer park, Miami police shoot and kill a man suspected in string of robberies
Miami police shot and killed a man Tuesday who had been suspected of several robberies in the south end of the city and who was suspected of another robbery Tuesday in the Allapattah area, according to law enforcement sources.
Few details about the confrontation between police and the suspect were released publicly by 9:30 p.m. The man was killed at the Paradise Mobile Home Trailer Park, 2750 NW South River Dr., at about 8 p.m.
Deputy police chief Ron Papier said the man was suspected of at least five robberies between Feb. 8 and Tuesday, when two more were committed with firearms.
“Tactical robbery detectives found him. They wound up shooting him. First aid was administered. A gun was found,” Papier said, adding the suspect was on foot.
It wasn’t clear if he pointed a weapon or how he threatened police.
Tommy Reyes, president of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police, said a gun was found at the scene and at least one officer fired a weapon.
“It appears that he was armed. It looks like it was a good shoot and this person is suspected in six or seven armed robberies,” he said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the confrontation between police and the suspected robber. No names had been released by late evening.
This story was originally published February 16, 2021 at 8:47 PM.
