Miami officers raid apartment in connection to a New York murder, police say
Miami police raided an apartment building Wednesday evening searching for evidence in connection with a murder investigation in New York.
Miami officers, along with members of the Suffolk County Police Department, served a warrant around 2:30 p.m. at the Miami Riverfront Residences at 2601 NW 16th Street Road and encountered five people, said Miami police Officer Michael Vega.
Three ran away. But a man and woman, who are part of the homicide investigation in Long Island, New York, barricaded themselves inside a room in the seventh-floor apartment, Vega said.
Officers tried for almost four hours to negotiate with them to come out. Around 6 p.m., police went into the apartment and arrested them without incident, Vega said.
Suffolk County officers found the items they were looking for, but Miami police would not disclose it.
The man and woman were taken to Miami police homicide headquarters and interviewed by the New York detectives, Vega said.
Miami police did provide details of the Long Island homicide, but Vega said the man and woman in custody had recently driven to South Florida from New York.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published May 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM.
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