Suspect in custody after police chase ends in foot pursuit in Miami
Suspect in custody after police chase ends in foot pursuit in Miami
Footage showed authorities pursuing a black BMW in Miami before the driver got out and fled on foot
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A police chase and foot pursuit ended with a man in custody Friday after authorities said a suspect who was involved in a domestic dispute and another incident fled from officers in Key Biscayne.
Footage showed authorities pursuing a black BMW SUV in Miami before the driver got out and fled on foot at the 17th Avenue on-ramp to the Dolphin Expressway.
Key Biscayne Police officials said they were involved in the chase that started in the city of Miami with a possible domestic incident that may have involved threats with a firearm in the area of Northwest 12th Street and 7th Avenue.
The suspect then drove to Key Biscayne and made a threat to the father of the victim of the domestic incident at a restaurant on Crandon Boulevard, police said.
He left a case with a rifle inside behind and fled as police responded, officials said.
A chase ensued and at one point, the suspect crashed into a Key Biscayne officer’s vehicle, but the officer was okay, officials said.
Police lost the suspect in the area of U.S. 1 and Southwest 3rd Avenue, but a short time later he was found again.
The suspect was seen crashing the SUV into guardrails on the highway on-ramp before footage showed him hopping out of the vehicle and fleeing on foot.
A short time later, footage showed police with the suspect in custody not far from where he bailed out of the SUV.
The suspect was later identified as 31-year-old Ashanti Erwin Earp, who is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault and fleeing and eluding.
No other information was immediately known.
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