CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A Coral Gables resident shot at a man who tried to break into a home Saturday morning, police said.
The man fled in a 2017 or 2018 silver Nissan Altima, setting off a daylong manhunt across the city.
By late Saturday, police said they had arrested Nicolas Desrosier, 22, in connection with the burglary. Another man believed to be involved in the burglary remains at large.
Desrosier faces charges of burglary, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. Desrosier was out on bond awaiting trial on several charges, including battery on a police officer and reckless driving.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in the 4900 block of Orduna Drive. Officers later spotted Desrosier near the Riviera Country Club, a spokesman for the department said.
Police had advised those who live in the area to stay in their homes. K-9 and SWAT units also searched for Desrosier, the department said.
"So bizarre to me that this is happening. This never happens around this neighborhood," one resident told Local 10's Christian De La Rosa.
Police released a photo of the suspect's car:
Several neighbors spotted Desrosier in their backyards, jumping over fences.
"As the dogs were working in a certain direction back toward Bird Road, the subject tried to break from the dog back to the perimeter into the waiting arms of our police officers, where he was taken into custody without incident," said Edward J. Hudak, chief of the Coral Gables Police Department.
Desrosier is currently being held on more than $25,000 bond at Miami-Dade County's Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.