Man killed in shootout with Miami-Dade deputy in Goulds, authorities say

A Miami-Dade County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday evening after responding to reports of an armed individual threatening people in the Goulds community.

Deputy confronts armed suspect

According to Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, a man in his 40s exited a minivan around 7:40 p.m., waving it and pointing it at people. A 911 call alerted authorities to the threat.

The first deputy on the scene, a sergeant, pulled up behind the suspect’s minivan and tried to get him to drop the weapon.

When the man did not comply, the two exchanged gunfire, authorities said…

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