Father detained in fatal shooting of son inside SW Miami-Dade home

MIAMI – Miami-Dade police said a dad has been detained in the shooting death of his son in Southwest Miami-Dade Friday afternoon. 

Detectives said the call came in at around 2 p.m., about a domestic disturbance at a house in the 10700 block of SW 84th Avenue.

When responding officers arrived, they found a man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene. 

The father of the victim, who called 911, was detained in what police called a domestic-related murder. 

At this point, police have not identified the victim or his father. 

They said this was an isolated incident and that there was no threat to the community at large. 

Images from Chopper 4 showed a heavy police presence outside the large home, which had been cordoned off with yellow tape.

Police said this is an active investigation.