MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A police officer shot and wounded a man on Sunday afternoon in Miami-Dade County, police said.

The shooting was near the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 86th Street, according to the Miami Shores Police Department.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to police.

Before the shooting, the man had “two large-edged weapons” and caused “a disturbance” at the Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores, according to police.

POLICE SHOOTING The Florida Department of Law Enforcement responded to Miami Shores on Sunday after a police officer shot a man.

Police officers responded to the full-service auto dealership shortly after 2:10 p.m. at 8880 Biscayne Boulevard, but the man had left, according to police.

A Miami Police Department cruiser was parked at the scene of the police shooting, where there was an abandoned black book bag and bullet casings.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating the police shooting.

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Police: Officer shoots man after ‘disturbance’ at car dealership in Miami Shores

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