Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

Suspect who drowned after jumping into canal to escape police identified

Michelle Solomon, Podcast Reporter/Digital Producer

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Tags: Doral, Miami-Dade County

DORAL, Fla. — Police have identified the suspect who drowned after a chase on Friday in the early morning hours.

A city of Doral Police Department officer tried to pull over Gabriel Lozano, 30, who was driving a gray Toyota Corolla sedan around 2 a.m. Police said the officer noticed a stolen tag on the car and tried to make a traffic stop, but Lozano took off.

Investigators said when he hit a dead end in the Northwest 14th block and Northwest 94th Avenue, Lozano bailed out of the car and jumped into a canal.

Officers established a perimeter around the area, but could not locate the driver. Miami-Dade Police Department Homicide Bureau divers responded and recovered the Lozano’s body.

Miami-Dade Police said the investigation is continuing.

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Michelle Solomon

Michelle F. Solomon

Michelle F. Solomon is a multi-platform producer/reporter for Local10 and is the podcast producer/reporter/host of the station's original, true-crime podcast The Florida Files and producer of Local10.com's DigiShorts.