MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A routine traffic stop turned into a police search in northwest Miami-Dade, with officers looking for a person they say could be a murder suspect Friday night.

It started just before 6 p.m. near Northwest 88th Street and 12th Avenue, when an officer tried to pull over a car with four people inside.

The car sped away. Three people eventually got out and tried to run, but police caught them.

The fourth person remained on the run.

A helicopter spent a couple of hours circling over nearby homes as officers searched the area.

Officers later left the intersection, but it was not immediately clear whether the search was still underway.

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