Tactical units sent to look for Miami armed carjacking suspects; 3 people detained, police say
SWAT vans and tactical units were launched to search for suspects after what the City of Miami Police believe to be an armed carjacking early Sunday morning.
Miami Police told CBS News Miami that they responded to reports of an armed carjacking around 2 a.m. on Southwest 17th Avenue and 5th Street, where officers found the car a few blocks away.
According to police, the suspects had fled after hitting a building, leading them to establish a perimeter and begin looking for them.
Cops were out in full tactical gear looking for those who were behind the incident.
Miami Police said three subjects were detained.
CBS News Miami cameras captured two different people being placed in the back of patrol cars, but police haven't said if any arrests have been made.
The road has since reopened, and police stated that no one was hurt. The circumstances behind the incident are still under investigation.
Neighbors say it's not the first time police have been active in their area
Nick Acosta drove by a mangled car inside the perimeter on 22nd Avenue later Sunday morning.
"The front of it is just imploded into the hood," he said.
When Acosta learned that police were looking for the person or people behind what they called an armed carjacking, he was shocked.
"I'm stunned to hear that," he told CBS News Miami. "When I found out that that's what it's about, I was honestly shocked because when I was driving, the angle that they hit it, they had to be clearly deviated."
Acosta told CBS News Miami that's not the first time he's seen this kind of police activity in the area.
"Force meeting force always makes me more concerned quite frankly. I know you need to resolve these kinds of issues," he said.
