MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities in Miami-Dade County are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting.
It happened on Wednesday evening inside the Pepper Mill Apartments at Kendale Lakes along the 8000 block of Southwest 149th Avenue.
A large police presence was at the scene as the investigation unfolded.
That included Crime Scene Investigative (CSI) units, which were also observed at the scene.
According to authorities, a 911 call came in about a violent disturbance and a woman was screaming inside of an apartment.
“You could hear them from the parking lot,” one neighbor said.
When officers arrived, the altercation was still going on inside the apartment, so officers had to force their way inside, authorities said.
Police said a Miami-Dade police officer encountered a man armed with two knives and attempted to deescalate the situation.
But authorities said the man, identified as Richard Hollis, 21, refused to comply, so that officer was forced to fire his gun.
Hollis later died at Kendall Regional Medical Center.
Neighbors told Local 10 News that Hollis and his mother have had domestic disputes in the past.
“This isn’t the first time they’ve argued and had cops show up,” one neighbor said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, as is customary with police-involved shootings.