MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A Miami Beach police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding hostage-taker at the Victoria’s Secret on Lincoln Road Thursday evening, police and witnesses said.
Police said it all stemmed from a disturbance call that came in just after 5:30 p.m. at the the lingerie store’s location at 901 Lincoln Road.
According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the officer opened fire on the suspect, who hasn’t been publicly identified, as he threatened two others.
Video shared with Local 10 News showed the suspect inside the store, holding the knife to a female’s neck; a witness said the suspect took a mother and daughter hostage. The video ended before police opened fire.
Friday noon report:
The person recording the video stated the suspect had been caught shoplifting.
“I’m gonna kill her, I’m gonna kill her, don’t make me hurt her don’t make me hurt her,” a witness said the suspect was yelling.
Police said the suspect was taken to to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. The officer and two victims were unharmed, they said.
Police confirmed just before 11:15 p.m. that the suspect later died at JMH.
Per department policy, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is set to investigate the shooting, police said.
Friday 6 p.m. report: