[kellyhound]

Miami Beach police shot and killed a man on Alton Road Saturday after authorities say he tried to rob a bank, fled to a nearby barbershop and then confronted cops with a straight edge razor — a grisly scene that unfolded before bystanders, who quickly posted video of the deadly encounter online.

In the video, a bald, shirtless man wearing blue jeans and holding a straight razor in his left hand takes a step toward two Miami Beach police officers, who are aiming their weapons at him.

No verbal exchanges can be heard on the video, which appeared to be shot from across the street.

As the man approaches them, a policeman fires his assault rifle. Two shots are heard on the video, and the man falls backwards, clutching his chest as he drops to the street.

Police Chief Daniel Oates said one officer on the scene was wearing a body camera that also captured the deadly encounter, but that the video cannot be released to the public yet under state law.

In a recent change of protocol, Oates said, Miami-Dade Police Department will investigate the shooting, “in the interest of transparency.”

“It’s a horrible, isolated incident” said Mayor Philip Levine. “As we learn more about this incident from Miami-Dade police, from the state attorney’s office, we will make sure to keep everyone informed.”

According to police and witness reports, the man, who has not been identified, walked into the Bank of America at 1414 Alton Road around 10:30 a.m. Saturday and handed a teller a note that said he was armed with a bomb.

The fled north on Alton, but did not take any money from the bank. “He left without the money,” Oates said.

Police found the man a short time later about a block away, at the RazzleDazzle Barbershop on 1530 Alton Road.

Witnesses said they could see the man causing a commotion inside the barber shop. Oates said police urged him to come out, and that the man armed himself with the straight edge, removed his shirt and exited the store.

“He was challenged by the officers in the street,” Oates said, “and at some point during that confrontation he did raise his hand with a straight edge razor in it, and he was shot.”

In the witness video posted to social media, the man does appear to move his left hand. He is standing by the hood of a squad car, and the policeman with the assault rifle is standing by the trunk.

After the shooting, which occurred in front the barber shop, witnesses gave conflicting accounts that officers also had fired a Taser at the man. Police could not immediately verify if officers fired a Taser during the encounter.

The robbery-turned-shooting unfolded under gray, drizzly skies in Miami Beach, taking some residents by surprise as they went about their day on the busy Alton Road thoroughfare.

Sylvia Rodriguez and her boyfriend were walking to the corner store to get milk for their coffee when they saw the scene. She said the man was dead within five minutes of her arrival, and she didn’t hear his voice at all.

“Everything seemed under control. It wasn’t fast. It was pretty chill,” she said. “He was not acting erratic.”

Then the shirtless man, who was holding was holding some kind of knife, took a step forward.

Then came the shots.

“It went boom-boom, twice,” Rodriguez said, adding that she didn’t see a Taser go off.

The male officer who shot the man walked toward a parked police car near the northwest corner of the intersection after the shots were fired.

Rodriguez, 27, said she saw the officer flash a “slight smile” and thumbs up at the other officers.

“That’s what was making me angry,” she said. “It could have gone another way.”

Other photos on social media show a body on the road draped by a sheet and a considerable police presence on 16th Street and Alton Road.

Alton Road is closed to traffic between 15th and 16th streets as authorities investigate.

According to department policy, Miami-Dade County Police will investigate the shooting. City police and the FBI are investigating the bank robbery.

[docfr8]

He was prompted on numerous occasions to put the weapon down..
He didn't comply.
He moved forward.
He moved forward towards the officers with a weapon and shot as result of his actions.
Case dismissed..
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[nyazzip]

wait I thought only blacks get shot by police?

[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by nyazzip ↗

wait I thought only blacks get shot by police?

Uncooperative, assaultive and/or armed perps get shot.

Although not often enough.




This perp created a volatile Life or Death armed confrontation where anything could happen.

So...this is what happened.

If he wanted to live, he would have just cooperated.

[Susan]

Originally Posted by nyazzip ↗

wait I thought only blacks get shot by police?

Nope, it's just you don't get a load of whites looting shops when a white guy gets shot.

[VoodooViper]

Only White Guys With Bald! I Mean Penis Heads Get Shot!

This "1" Started Out With Penis-Head Syndrome At Birth!

[rob666]

Dunno, he should have just dropped it...... But..... When he was shot he wasn't advancing and he had one hand on the hood.

Tough call, I probably would have shot him.

[Smitju]

You can actually see the officers stepping backwards as the suspect does a step forward towards them.

Interesting to see that these cops weren't trigger happy at all but had no other choice then to shoot the (armed) suspect.

[dlclotus]

Straight razors are sharp as fuck; Justified.

[wmbondurant]

Itchy finger