Police Chase Ends With 2 People Shot

December 6, 2011 5:40 PM


A Customs and Border Protection operation trying to serve a warrant ended after a police chase and a shooting on Tuesday. (Source: CBS4)


SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (CBSMiami.com) – A police chase on U.S. 1 ended up with two people being shot.

Sources told CBS4 news that federal agents were serving a warrant on suspected gang members when the chase ensued.

Sources said the lead law enforcement vehicle belonged to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The alleged criminals rolled their car south of the Last Chance Saloon and then two of them came out shooting, sources told CBS4. Federal agents and police immediately returned fire.



According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the two gun shot victims were sent by air rescue to Kendall Regional Hospital.

One suspect was shot three times int he chest and is not expected to survive, sources told CBS4. The second suspect was shot once in the back and is expected to survive.

The chase ended up near mile marker 126, or roughly a half-mile from the intersection of U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road.

A large police presence immediately swamped the area. At least 20-30 police cars were at the scene.

Traffic is shut down in both directions on the Overseas Highway at Card Sound Road.

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