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Miami-Dade cops nab suspects in Kendall shooting

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Miami-Dade cops nab suspects in Kendall shooting
Key Points(5)
  • Detectives from the General Investigations Unit of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Kendall District, have taken two suspects in a shooting incident in Kendall in which a Postal Service employee narrowly escaped injury.
  • The police report that the mailman was on his route in the area of SW 93<sup>rd</sup> Avenue and 90<sup>th</sup> Street, when he stumbled upon what he thought to have been a burglary in progress.
  • He observed two individuals running from a residence and entering a black sports utility vehicle.
  • He attempted to follow the subjects.
  • The suspects reportedly opened fire at the mailman.

Detectives from the General Investigations Unit of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Kendall District, have taken two suspects in a shooting incident in Kendall in which a Postal Service employee narrowly escaped injury.

The police report that the mailman was on his route in the area of SW 93rd Avenue and 90th Street, when he stumbled upon what he thought to have been a burglary in progress. He observed two individuals running from a residence and entering a black sports utility vehicle. He attempted to follow the subjects.

The suspects reportedly opened fire at the mailman.

Investigations by the police determined that the residence from which the subjects fled had been burglarized, and two laptop computers stolen.

One of the two suspects was arrested on Tuesday. He has been identified as Jacoby Myrick. Myrick was apprehended and transported to Miami-Dade Police Departmen, South District station for questioning. Myrick provided detectives with a statement and was charged accordingly.

The second suspect, identified as Marques Brown, was collared on Wednesday.

Both men have been charged with discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle and aggravated assault with a firearm.

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