An emergency medical technician who stands accused of sexually assaulting a patient in Miami-Dade County walked out of jail on Tuesday and said the patient lied to police.

An emergency medical technician stands accused of sexually assaulting a patient on Saturday at the North Shore Medical Center in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Layoffs and department closures are fueling fears that a South Florida hospital that has been around for seven decades could be on the brink of shutting down.

According to Miami-Dade police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at a residence located near the intersection of Northwest 85th Street and 22nd Avenue.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities are investigating after a man was shot on Interstate 95 Friday morning while driving his mother to work at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The victim’s mother, Blair Charles, told Local 10 News reporter Parker Branton that she and her son, Julien Charles, 25, were heading south on I-95 near 95th Street when they were shot at by an unknown person. “Suddenly we hear, ‘Bop, bop, bop, bop,’” she said. Blair said she and Julien ducked in their car and she quickly realized that her son had been shot at least four times. Julien drove himself and his mother to North Shore Medical Center as Blair was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher.

MIAMI - Crime scene tape surrounded the entrance at North Shore Medical Center on Friday morning as a car was battered by bullets and had shattered windows in its center. Miami police officers said the vehicle is believed to be part of a shooting that took place near Northwest Seventh Avenue and Northwest 70th Street about 5 a.m. Friday. The car was left at North Shore Medical Center as part of the investigation, while at least one of the victims was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Crime scene investigators were seen in the residential area taking pictures and searching for clues as to what led up to the shooting. Police are requesting anyone with information to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

MIAMI - A bicyclist is stable after being struck by a City of Miami police car, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported around 3 p.m. Monday in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and 36th Street. Miami police said the victim was taken to North Shore Medical Center. The officer who struck the cyclist, identified only as a male sergeant, was on duty at the time of the incident, but was not responding to a call at the time, authorities said. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

The family of Kenneth Dillard, 68, says he was last seen May 29 leaving North Shore Medical Center. MIAMI - Family members are asking for the public's help finding a man who left a Miami-area hospital more than a month ago and hasn't been seen since. The family of Kenneth Dillard claims the 68-year-old man was last seen May 29 leaving North Shore Medical Center on Northwest 95th Street. But a missing persons report filed with the Miami-Dade Police Department suggests Dillard may have been missing even longer. "Since then, per Ms. Dillard, Mr. Dillard has failed to contact any out-of-state family."