Police: Suspect arrested for carjacking, shooting ex-ICE agent in Miami-Dade’s Naranja

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A retired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent remained hospitalized on Thursday after a gunman shot him and took off in his car in Miami-Dade County.

Surveillance video shows when the gunman followed behind Sigfredo Hernandez, who was walking toward his mailbox and managed to hide behind a tree during the shooting on Wednesday in Naranja.

Hernandez, 70, was injured in the arm at the Tuscany Place Apartments, at 25400 SW 137 Ave. Detectives arrested a suspect in Delray Beach where they recovered Hernandez’s car, police said.

Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Bridgette Matter joined the Local 10 News team as a reporter in July 2021. Before moving to South Florida, she began her career in South Bend, Indiana and spent six years in Jacksonville as a reporter and weekend anchor.