MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A suspect has died after he was shot in the head while trying to conduct a robbery early Tuesday morning at a home in Miami Gardens, authorities said.
According to Miami Gardens police, the attempted robbery and shooting were reported at about 1:35 a.m. in the area of Northwest 173rd Street and 36th Avenue.
Police said a male resident at the home opened the front door to the would-be robber and the two got into a physical altercation.
The resident’s girlfriend then ran to neighbors for help, authorities said.
One of the neighbors then heard the sound of gunshots, which police say came from the alleged robber’s gun.
That neighbor then went over to where the fight was happening and shot the suspect in the head, police said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials transported the suspect to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, where he later died.
“Forty five years on this block, and we ain’t never seen a crime scene or anything out here,” neighbor Katara Bloom said.
As police say there’s no longer a threat to this community, neighbors say they’ll continue to stick together.
“This is not a bad neighborhood -- this is a pretty good neighborhood,” Bloom said. “Nobody really has any problems. We’re like family in this community; each one of us knows each other.”
It’s unclear whether the person who lives at the house was randomly targeted as police say the motive is still unclear.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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