HOMESTEAD (CBS4) — A Special Response Team from the Miami-Dade Police Department has surrounded a Homestead home following reports of a person who has barricaded himself inside, possibly armed with a gun.
The home is located at 35000 SW 212th Avenue. According to an online search, the home belongs to reptile dealer Tom Crutchfield.
Cages on a Homestead property where there's a police standoff. (CBS4)
In video from Chopper 4, there are numerous cages and sheds lined up side-by-side that match the description on Crutchfield’s website as being reptiles cages and reptile houses.
SRT members could be seen moving closer to the home on an armored vehicle.
Miami-Dade police said rescue personnel had treated one person who had been shot.
The cause of the standoff is unknown.
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