Video: Fla. Police Officer Accidentally Shot by Colleague During Struggle

March 4, 2024

A Miami Beach police officer was accidentally shot in the leg by a fellow officer when the two officers were in an altercation with a possibly armed man on the Venetian Island Causeway.

Joe Vince

A Miami Beach police officer was accidentally shot Saturday by a colleague during a struggle with a suspected armed man.

The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. when Miami police issued an alert concerning a possibly armed man walking on the Venetian Island Causeway, the Miami Herald reports. Miami Beach police confronted the man, and an altercation broke out.

While the struggle ensued, a shot from the gun of one of the officers struck the second officer in the leg, according to WPLG-TV. The wounded officer was rushed to the hospital and was in stable condition.

Police detained the suspect, and he was taken to a medical facility for a mental health evaluation.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.