MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot a 17-year-old Friday morning while serving a search warrant at an apartment unit in Miami Beach, Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz confirmed.
According to MDSO, the shooting happened at 785 81st St.
The sheriff confirmed to reporters that deputies were serving a search warrant at the residence in connection with possession of firearms violations by a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old.
Cordero Stutz said the 17-year-old came out of a bedroom when deputies arrived, waving a gun, at which time a deputy fired at the teen, killing him.
“These two subjects have extensive criminal pasts for firearms violations. They are currently on probation, they are registered gang members and are wearing ankle monitors,” Cordero Stutz said. “Search warrants are always one of our most dangerous actions that we and all law enforcement face.”
Deputies did not immediately identify the two suspects or the deputy involved in the shooting.
“The 17-year-old Black male who is deceased is an adjudicated adult with multiple felonious histories on his criminal record,” the sheriff said.
Yvonne Warner believes the teen was her son, Darrell Young.
“From my heart, my baby was everything to me, but he has been in trouble,” Warner said. “He ain’t no saint, but he most definitely was on a different track. He starts school Aug. 13. He just came home from boot camp he’s been doing everything I ask him (to) around the house.”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is expected to investigate the shooting.
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