Overview
- Deputies responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a woman cutting herself with a knife at a home near NW 55th Avenue and NW 189th–190th Street in the MonteRey area of Miami Gardens.
- Assistant Sheriff Eric Garcia said deputies attempted to de-escalate before a less-lethal device was used and, at the same time, a deputy fired a service weapon that struck the woman.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the woman to a hospital, where she died; authorities reported no injuries to deputies.
- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement opened an independent investigation, and officials have not released the names of those involved; local reports put the woman’s age at 52.
- Family members say a 12-year-old daughter was at home and made the call for help, an older daughter heard two gunshots over the phone, and relatives are pressing authorities for information.