Shots fired in SW MiamiDade after offduty State of Florida DOC officer confronts armed individual while on jog, no injuries reported
Jan 31, 2026
A couple was jogging in Southwest Miami-Dade when an unknown person confronted and shot at them, leading to one of the victims, a State of Florida Department of Corrections officer, returning fire, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials.
MDSO officials said that, based on prelimina
ry investigation, an adult male and female were out jogging when an unknown subject approached the man, and a verbal altercation ensued over the female.
The argument escalated when the subject pulled a firearm and shot at the male victim.
The victim, an off-duty State of Florida DOC officer, returned fire, and the subject immediately fled the scene, according to police.
No injuries were reported, and an investigation is currently ongoing.
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