Miami Gardens police search for driver after officer fires at car during traffic stop

MIAMI GARDENS — Police are searching for the driver of a black Dodge Challenger after an officer opened fire during an attempted traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.

According to Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt, officers were running radar near Northwest 22nd Avenue and 158th Street when they caught a car speeding. When officers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver allegedly turned toward one of them.

“The second officer was unable to get out of the way in time as the car was speeding toward him,” Noel-Pratt said. “At which time he discharged his firearm at the vehicle.”

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