Crime

Brickell apartment building surrounded by officers searching for a possibly armed suspect

Miami police are searching for a possibly armed suspect in a Brickell apartment building who may be involved in a burglary.
Miami police are searching for a possibly armed suspect in a Brickell apartment building who may be involved in a burglary. Miami Herald file

A burglary at a Miami apartment complex had officers swarming the building as they look for a possibly armed suspect that may be inside, police said.

Around 2:40 p.m., police were called to an apartment burglary in progress in the area of 801 S. Miami Ave.., possibly the SLS Lux Brickell building, Miami police said.

Officers were told that a suspect was possibly armed and still in building. A perimeter was set up around the building, closing roads, and the search began.

Police are looking for at least one suspect in the building’s 40th floors.

This is a developing story.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
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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