Police: Rifle-wielding man critical after officer-involved shooting in Miami – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

MIAMI (WSVN) – Rescue crews rushed a man to the hospital after what police described as an officer-involved shooting in Miami.

City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the incident in the area of Northeast 79th Street and Tenth Avenue, Friday night.

According to investigators, they received a call about a man who was shooting a firearm into the air.

Responding officers arrived to find a subject armed with an assault rifle outside of a car.

Officers made contact with the subject, an at some point, detectives said, an officer discharged his firearm, striking the subject in the torso.

Paramedics transported the subject to Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.

Investigators said the subject lives near where he was shot, along the 7800 block of Northeast Tenth Avenue.

Officers have shut down Northeast 79th Street between Eighth and Tenth avenues while they investigate. Officials urge drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be the lead agency in the investigation.

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