Around 1:30 a.m., police went to arrest a 56-year-old man for unspecified reasons, he reportedly barricaded himself in the home. A trying to get the man to surrender, officers stormed into the home. When they did, police say the man shot at them, striking one officer on his ballistic vest. There was an exchange of gunfire, and the man was shot and killed.
Agency: Miami-Dade Police Department
Motive: Warrant (arrest)
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: Unavailable
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: James Justin Munro Jr.
Death Date: August 1, 2020
County: Miami-Dade
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6023