Posted on 04/14/2015 3:49:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Three people are recovering from being shot after a routine traffic stop turned into a bizarre cop-car hijacking and police chase this morning. The incident started around 9 a.m. when a Miami police officer stopped a cab driver for speeding near NE 79th Street and Fourth Avenue. During the stop, the cab driver got out of the car with an assault rifle and began shooting according to NBC Miami.
"The offender attempted to murder our law enforcement brother," reads a statement from Fraternal Order of the Police president Javier Ortiz. "Our officer returned fire and a good samaritan provided cover and rescued him while the offender continued to shoot at him with an assault rifle."
The exact order of incidents, and who was shot when and where are still unclear.
However, after shooting at officers the cab driver then jumped into an unattended patrol car and took off. Officers followed him all the way into North Miami. The stolen cop car was eventually stopped at NE 15th Avenue and 125th Street.
At this location, the cab driver again got out of the car and began shooting at another police officer. During this incident, the cab driver hit an innocent woman who happened to be standing nearby. Officers returned fire and hit the suspect with at least one bullet.
The suspect is currently at Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Both victims were also taking to Jackson. No one's condition is available just yet.
Tony Montana’s Wedding?
Another perp with a machine gun. When will it end?
A CCW saved a police officer’s life?
Awesome!!
I was just talking about this type of thing the other day with the Cop next door, People are going to start shooting at the gestapo before they have a chance to violate their rights.
“Machine gun”??? What are you talking about?
Precisely. The media wants their audience to think exactly that: “assault rifle” = machine gun. Google “Josh Sugarman machine gun”.
Funny how a riffle is something more than a riffle these days...
Chances are it was a semiautomatic rifle, probably an AR.
Any description of the perp yet?
Yes, he’s a cab driver.
Witnesses describe chaotic scene of police-involved shootout in Miami-Dade County |
Nevermind.
The good samaritin used his van to provide cover.
I wish this article would have pointed that out.
Amishman?
Thank God the cops didnt kill the armed good samaritan.
Its happened far more than once.
The on-the-scene reporter (?) at that link still has me laughing like h*ll. The way she emphasises the wrong words and her continuous use of the term “automatic weapon” is a little hard to take. But, I guess she’s the best they’ve got. God bless her little heart.
I know.
But after looking at another source, it would appear to not be the case this time.
The new term is African-Amish. As in hes african, and something about him is a little amish.
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