Child Dies After Being Hit By Car in Homestead Gated Community Homestead Police officers have cleared the scene, but have still not released any information on the identity of the child or the driver
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A child has died after being hit by a car in a gated community in Homestead Sunday night.
Police responded to the scene near the 1400 block of East Mowry Drive in the gated community of Monterey Pointe.
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Homestead Police officers have cleared the scene, but have still not released any information on the identity of the child or the driver.
There was a brief pursuit of the burglary suspect that ended in a crash involving the suspect and an officer on South Dixie Highway, officials said. The officer then shot the suspect after the suspect rammed the officer s vehicle, according to police.
The suspect was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition, while the police officer suffered minor injuries from the crash.
Officials haven t released the name of the suspect or the officer involved.
Miami-Dade homicide investigators are investigating the incident.
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