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Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
Moment cop shoots driver through windscreen while clinging to car hood in Miami
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A police officer held on to the hood of a car and fired several shots through the windshield at the driver in a chaotic scene in Miami. Cell phone footage captured the moment that the officer, wearing a neon reflective vest and directing traffic, clung to a black BMW as it turned on Biscayne Boulevard near a downtown park. After three rounds sounded off, the car stopped in the middle of the intersection and the driver ran out, the clip obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday shows. The officer also got on his feet and made his way around the passenger's side of the vehicle to pursue the driver. The driver quickly got on the ground and rolled over onto his stomach as another officer got on top of him and handcuffed him. Blood stains showed on the driver's white shirt. He sustained several gunshot wounds and was taken to a nearby hospital. The dramatic incident unfolded as the Best of the Best International Music Festival, which dubs itself the largest Caribbean festival in North America, was taking place at Bayfront Park on Sunday. Sherlyann Clarke, the driver's sister, said that her 21-year-old brother, Menelek Clarke, was simply looking for a place to park. 'The patrol officer, we were all stopped, we were in the middle lane,' she told the TV station. 'He told everyone else to go with his hand — hand signaling that we can go. And then he stood in front of my brother's car and shot him.' Sherlyann insisted that 'it wasn't intentional to hit' the officer and that 'the man moved with the car as he was going around him'. The Miami Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Metro. Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar told Local 10 News that they are not sure what happened exactly. 'We do know there was physical contact between the officer and the vehicle,' said Aguilar. More Trending The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident. Menelek 'felt like he was gonna die', his sister said. 'I feel like he was wrongfully shot multiple times in his vehicle with no weapon,' she said. It happened more than a year after a conspiracy theory emerged of a 10-foot silver alien sighting near the Bayside Marketplace shopping mall, which is adjacent to Bayfront Park. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Convicting man accused of setting fire to Quran could 'reintroduce blasphemy' MORE: Seven people still in hospital after car ploughed into Liverpool fans MORE: Adidas is latest cyberattack victim with shoppers' data stolen
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Shocking video shows cop on the hood of a moving car before shooting suspect
The dramatic moment a Miami police officer opened fire and hit the driver multiple times while on the hood of a moving car was captured on video by a bystander. The shocking incident happened at Bayfront Park on Sunday, with the officer firing into the windshield before the driver of a black BMW stopped the car, got out and surrendered, according to Local 10 News. In another video, the officer instructed Menelek Clarke, 21, to roll over. The man had noticeable blood stains on his back and was later handcuffed by police. Pedestrians began to panic as the scene unfolded near the Best of the Best music festival. People were seen running for cover to avoid getting caught in the violence. Speaking to the outlet, the driver's sister, Sherlyann Clarke, told the outlet that her brother, 'said that he felt like he was gonna die.' He sustained several gunshot wounds before he was apprehended and transported to a nearby hospital. 'I feel like he was wrongfully shot multiple times in his vehicle with no weapon,' the woman said. The officer was suddenly hit by the BMW, police said, while directing traffic along Biscayne Boulevard on Sunday. Clarke's car also had several bullet holes in the front windshield. The footage obtained by the outlet shows the officer firing into the car while on the vehicle's hood. The footage does not show what happened in the moments leading up to the incident. 'The patrol officer, we were all stopped, we were in the middle lane,' said the man's sister, claiming they were looking for parking at the time. 'He told everyone else to go with his hand -- hand signaling that we can go. And then he stood in front of my brother's car and shot him.' In a statement after the incident, Miami Police Department Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar said: 'We don't know exactly what happened. We do know there was physical contact between the officer and the vehicle,' he said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
