SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – The Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting during a dangerous confrontation that led to a teen being hospitalized.<\/p>\n
According to MDSO, the shooting occurred during a confrontation with a 15-year-old near a home along Southwest 112th Avenue and Southwest 221st Street on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Authorities say it started while deputies were responding to reports of a group of juveniles who were making threats while wielding a weapon.<\/p>\n
Upon arriving to the area, deputies spotted four juveniles, including a 15-year-old that was reportedly armed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey found them nearby and it was a group of juveniles, which they\u2019re all in custody,\u201d said MDSO Assistant Sheriff Fernand Charles. \u201cA confrontation ensued. As a result, one of our deputies discharged his service weapon, striking the subject in the lower extremities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities say the teen brandished the firearm at deputies.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot just a firearm, a firearm with an extended clip,\u201d said Charles.<\/p>\n
That teen was transported to a local area hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n
7Skyforce hovered over the scene, where authorities cordoned off the area around a home as they investigated the incident.<\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s family is now demanding answers about what happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy nephew is doing well. I don\u2019t know about no firearms or whatever,\u201d said Asia Spann, the boy\u2019s aunt. \u201cI want answers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s aunt told 7News the deputy was not driving in a marked car and doesn\u2019t believe the shooting was justified.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to know why did they come with an unknown car, jump out and went to shooting,\u201d said Spann.<\/p>\n
Authorities say it\u2019s dangerous for children to brandish weapons of any kind.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, we need to be mindful of what our children are doing day in and day out because it is 3:30 in the afternoon, a 15-year-old is walking around with a firearm, which is not legal or acceptable by any means,\u201d said Charles.<\/p>\n
As is the case with all deputy-involved shootings, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n
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