CORAL GABLES, FLA. – Several police agencies, which includes the Miami-Dade Police Department, City of Miami Police Department and Coral Gables Police Department, worked together to capture two suspects that were involved in a fatal shooting in Coral Gables.
The MDPD is leading this investigation.
According to CGPD, the shooting happened at the 10 block of Aragon Avenue, Friday morning.
7Skyforce hovered over the scene, which captured investigators as they worked as well as a person sitting on a curb with their head hanging down.
A second area of interest at 27th Avenue and Southwest Bird Avenue at Coconut Grove also had a heavy police presence.
In the area, a man, who wanted to remain anonymous, told 7News he had an encounter with the shooters as they tried to get away.
“This is unexpected for the area, very unexpected,” said the bystander. “But I will tell you something, I think the other one is in that building somewhere.”
According to CGPD Chief of Police Ed Hudak, there was an altercation in an alleyway near Miracle Mile where the shooting took place.
A 7News source said that a building’s handyman was the victim to the shooting.
Surveillance video shows the shooters searching the mans pockets after the killing. They later abandoned their vehicle.
“A description was given to our units that a vehicle had fled the scene, at a high rated speed, with two individuals inside,” said Hudak.
A Coral Gables K-9 unit then spotted the car and began to pursue it, which led police to a Coconut Grove neighborhood.
The two suspects fled in opposite directions, which prompted police to set up a perimeter.
After receiving tips from residents about the suspects running through the neighborhood, police were able to subdue the two suspects without any incident.
“We are here to announce both subjects, our persons of interest, are in custody without incident,” said Hudak.
Hudak thanked the public for aiding in the capture of the two suspects, along with thanking other police departments such as Miami-Dade PD and Miami PD who also contributed.
“We worked together, we worked together quickly, and we were able to take these two people off the street for further investigation,” said Hudak.
A motive for the shooting has not been determine.
According to MPD, several roads continue to remain blocked off until police leave the scene.
The CGPD Chief Hudak has called the subjects who are in custody persons of interest.
Miami-Dade PD are now taking the lead of the investigation.
