Miami-Dade Man With Knives Fatally Shot By Police: Reports

Miami FL

16 June, 2022

9:28 AM

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead, multiple news outlets report. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. at an apartment complex along the 8000 block of Southwest 149th Avenue. According to the Associated Press, a police officer fatally shot Richard Hollis, 21, after he refused to drop several knives. Police were initially called to the apartment complex to investigate a "violent disturbance" where a woman could be heard screaming, WSVN-TV reported. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, according to WPLG-TV.