| Two Miami-Dade police officers are now in hospital after they were ambushed and shot while on a stake out in Northwest Miami-Dade County on Monday night. |
| The cops, who were assigned to the Homicide Street Violence Task Force, \were part of a multi-agency gang enforcement sweep.
According to detectives, shortly after 10:00 p.m. Mondaythe two detectives were inside of an unmarked police vehicle within an apartment complex, located at 1937 NW 60 Street, conducting surveillance for gang activity. The undercover detectives were ambushed by at least two armed subjects, who approached the unmarked police vehicle and began shooting at the detectives. One detective sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and the other sustained a gunshot wound to the arm. One of the two detectives was able to return fire, it is unknown if any of the attackers wereshot. - Advertisement -
A responding officer coming to their aide arrived on scene, placed the wounded detectives into his unmarked police vehicle and transported them to Jackson Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition. 
Officers from multiple agencies responded to assist in the search for the shooters, who remain at large. |
Miami cops shot during brazen ambush
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