Intense video shows shootout between Broward deputy, robbery suspect in Margate
A video shared by a Margate resident shows a dramatic shootout between a Broward sheriff's deputy and a robbery suspect on Thursday.
The incident shook the community to its core when the gunfire rang out on an otherwise peaceful afternoon, with one neighbor saying a bullet went right into her home. And it wasn't the only home that was struck by bullets.
"I was not home, but I saw a lot of SWAT officers on my camera," resident Cavine Dickson said. "It was really scary. But yeah, my house was hit."
Neighbors share surveillance footage
Another neighbor, Marsha Mohammed, shared surveillance video with CBS News Miami that captured part of the confrontation. It shows a SWAT team member firing his weapon into a vehicle. SWAT team members are then seen moving toward the vehicle, removing the suspect, placing him on a gurney, and transporting him to a hospital.
A separate cell phone video from another neighbor shows a different SWAT team member firing into the vehicle. In that video, the suspect was not moving.
Residents describe frightening moments
"It was scary, especially when I heard them saying to the suspect, 'Put your gun down and come put your hands up,'" Mohammed said.
She added, "I heard a pop-up and noises, and I thought it was fireworks. I looked out the window and saw all the police coming in, and I saw the gunshots. I called my son, who is 5, and I told him to move away from the window, and then I ran upstairs to where my husband was to let him know and told him to move away from the window."
Yellow tape on one neighbor's home showed where three bullets struck her house.
One neighbor who did not want to give her name said, "It was really scary. Those bullets were bigger than you expected them to be."
Neighbor Constance Dennis said, "We were like not on our little block. Who expects to come home and find a shooting on your block?"
Deputy hit but protected by vest
The sheriff's deputy was hit during the shootout, but officials say his bulletproof vest saved his life.
Incident tied to casino robbery
According to Broward Sheriff's Office's Public Information Officer Miranda Grossman, the situation first began when the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Resort requested the agency's help in apprehending a robbery suspect.
Seminole police said the suspect grabbed money from the hand of a patron Thursday morning at Seminole Hard Rock.
Grossman continued, saying the situation moved through the BSO North Lauderdale District's jurisdiction before stopping in the Margate neighborhood.
State investigators reviewing shooting
FDLE, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, will be investigating this deputy‑involved shooting, which is standard procedure.
It is not known how the suspect ended up in the Margate neighborhood. More information about the incident is expected to be released by officials on Friday.