MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy was wounded in a shooting on Friday afternoon.
MDSO officials said it came after an “altercation.”
It happened in the 12200 block of Southwest 128th Street, in the unincorporated Three Lakes area near Kendall and Florida’s Turnpike.
The wounded deputy, who works out of the agency’s Kendall District, was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where throngs of colleagues gathered and embraced.
“We ask for your prayers,” an MDSO social media post reads.
Law enforcement sources said the deputy was shot in the neck during a scuffle and was in grave condition. They described the shooting as an “ambush.”
Those sources told Local 10 News reporter Glenna Milberg that the deputy was ambushed and shot during an argument while he worked a car crash scene.
Sources said that the suspect targeted the specific deputy in retaliation for a previous call.
Watch: Details from law enforcement sources
“It was a very serious injury the officer received,” Steadman Stahl, the head of the Police Benevolent Association, which represents MDSO deputies, told Local 10 News over the phone.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava posted to X, “I’m praying for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot this afternoon in the line of duty. Our entire community stands with this brave officer, his family and fellow deputies, and all our men and women in uniform who put themselves at risk to protect our community.”
One suspect reportedly took his own life while another was reportedly in custody, those sources said.
Watch: PBA President Steadman Stahl talks about wounded deputy
There were multiple road closures in the area surrounding the scene and many people were still stuck in nearby businesses.
MDSO officials plan to hold a news conference later on Friday evening.
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