An off-duty Florida Department of Corrections officer was involved in a shooting incident while jogging in Southwest Miami-Dade, according to local authorities. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office reported that the officer and a female companion were accosted during their morning exercise by an unknown assailant, leading to gunfire but thankfully no injuries.
Details on the matter shared by the WSVN indicate that an argument broke out over a female between the off-duty officer and the individual, who then produced a weapon and opened fire. The corrections officer responded in kind, resulting in an exchange of shots before the subject fled the scene.
The incident occurred early in the day near Southwest 112th Avenue and 170th Terrace. A descriptive account by NBC Miami explained that the suspect, who approached the couple in a vehicle, fired first. The off-duty officer, carrying his own firearm as permitted under state law, managed to return fire…