Current:Home > Finance2 dead, 7 injured, including police officer, in shooting at Miami martini bar -TradeGrid
2 dead, 7 injured, including police officer, in shooting at Miami martini bar
View
Date:2025-04-15 08:26:52
Two people were killed and seven injured in a shooting at a bar near downtown Miami early Saturday morning.
Miami-Dade Police Department were called about 3:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of an altercation at the Martini Bar in the CityPlace center in Doral. The suspect was located by a security guard who tried to deescalate the situation, police said. The suspect then shot and killed the security guard and a responding police officer killed the suspect, according to a press conference held by the Miami Dade Police Department.
In the gunfire exchange, another officer sustained a gunshot wound to the lower extremity and at least six other people - five men and one woman - were injured, Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said during the conference.
Two victims were taken to trauma centers and listed in critical condition, Zabaleta said, and the remaining four were stable.
"At the present time we do know that two officers of the City of Doral Police Department did discharge their firearm, but as I mentioned, only one was injured by gunfire," Zabaleta said. "The Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to talk to all witnesses that are here in order to be able to gather all the details.”
Investigators are working to determine what caused the altercation.
Police continue search:For Nashville shooting suspect who has extensive criminal history
Injured officer put tourniquet on wound after killing shooter, police say
The police officer who was struck by gunfire was able to perform a tourniquet on himself immediately after being struck and discharging his firearm, said Chief City of Doral Police Department Edwin Lopez. The injured officer has been with the force about four years, he said.
Lopez said officers from several agencies swarmed the scene in response to the shooting, about 12 miles west of downtown Miami.
“I want to thank all the responding agencies, from the Sweetwater Police Department from the Miami-Dade Police Department and obviously from the Doral Police Department who were able to safely secure the scene and prevent it from escalating,” Lopez said
USA TODAY reached out to the Miami-Dade Police Department and Doral Police Department regarding the incident.
Ahjané Forbes is a reporter on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY. Ahjané covers breaking news, car recalls, crime, health, lottery and public policy stories. Email her at aforbes@gannett.com. Follow her on Instagram, Threads and X @forbesfineest.
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Why Paul Wesley Gives a Hard Pass to a Vampire Diaries Reboot
- Facing water shortages, Arizona will curtail some new development around Phoenix
- The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know
- NPR's Terence Samuel to lead USA Today
- Apple moves into virtual reality with a headset that will cost you more than $3,000
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- Inside Clean Energy: Think Solar Panels Don’t Work in Snow? New Research Says Otherwise
Ranking
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Watch Carlee Russell press conference's: Police give update on missing Alabama woman
- The U.S. dollar conquered the world. Is it at risk of losing its top spot?
- A watershed moment in the west?
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Two free divers found dead in Hawaii on Oahu's North Shore
- Birmingham honors the Black businessman who quietly backed the Civil Rights Movement
- Our first podcast episode made by AI
Recommendation
Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
Save 50% On This Calf and Foot Stretcher With 1,800+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews
‘Timber Cities’ Might Help Decarbonize the World
When the State Cut Their Water, These California Users Created a Collaborative Solution
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
Inside Clean Energy: Yes, There Are Benefits of Growing Broccoli Beneath Solar Panels
Collin Gosselin Speaks Out About Life at Home With Mom Kate Gosselin Before Estrangement
GM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's charging network