Man Barricaded In Car Surrenders To Miami-Dade Police

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — A man barricaded himself in his car on Monday morning and threatened to take his life, according to Miami-Dade police. The incident happened during the morning rush hour at NW 62 Street and NW 27 Avenue.

"It was a male that was attempting suicide," explained Detective Chris Thomas of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "He ended up driving himself over to the location over in the Northside District where he barricaded himself in his car."

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Thomas told Patch that the incident shut down the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza station for a time and caused traffic to be rerouted from NW 62 to 67 Streets and NW 25 to 27 Avenues.

The man was armed with a handgun. He surrendered to police after a negotiator was brought in from the Miami-Dade Police Department.

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