Miami officers raid apartment in connection to a New York homicide, police say

Miami police raided an apartment building Wednesday evening searching for evidence in connection with a murder investigation in New York.

Miami officers, along with members of the Suffolk County Police Department served a warrant around 2:30 p.m. at the Miami Riverfront Residences at 2601 NW 16th Street Road and encountered five people, said Miami police Officer Michael Vega.

Three ran away. But a man and woman, who are part of the homicide investigation in Long Island, New York, barricaded themselves inside a room in the seventh floor apartment, Vega said.

Officers tried for almost four hours to negotiate with them to come out. Around 6 p.m., police went into the apartment and arrested them without incident, Vega said…

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