An investigation was underway after a shooting involving an off-duty Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy in South Beach left a person critically injured early Wednesday, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the incident happened at around 1:12 a.m. at South Pointe Park at 1 Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n
Miami Beach Police said preliminary information indicates that an off-duty law enforcement officer was “involved in an incident during which a firearm was discharged and a subject was struck.”<\/p>\n
Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials later confirmed it was a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy who fired their weapon.<\/p>\n
The subject was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. <\/p>\n
The names of those involved were not immediately revealed, nor was a possible motive for the shooting.<\/p>\n
The FDLE is investigating, as is standard practice in law enforcement shootings.<\/p>\n
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