A plan to convert hotel rooms near the Southland Mall into affordable housing units for low-income seniors cleared a hurdle at the Miami-Dade County Commission Wednesday. That’s despite officials in Cutler Bay, where the site is located, opposing the project.

CUTLER BAY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police officers managed to convince a man to surrender on Tuesday afternoon after standing on the rooftop of a Cutler Bay building for about 20 minutes. Officers surrounded the building at 10700 Caribbean Blvd., near Southland Mall. Once the man surrendered, officers found he was not armed. After Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel examined him, officers decided to detain him and take him to a nearby hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, police said.

CUTLER BAY, Fla. - Miami-Dade police officers say an altercation between four people led to one man being shot Thursday inside the Southland Mall in Cutler Bay. The unidentified man was shot in the back near the Foot Action store inside the mall at 20505 South Dixie Highway. The men were reportedly last seen going through the west side of the mall, possibly towards the South Miami-Dade Busway. Sources told Local 10 the victim knew the suspects and the shooting arose from an argument between them. Employees at some stores inside of the mall, A Bags Plus Luggage, J.B. Robinson Jewelers and Sears, said their stores were on lockdown.

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