Arrest Made After Miami Gardens Police Officer Is Ambushed & Shot While Sitting In His Cruiser!

A Miami Gardens Police officer is recovering after he was shot in the lower part of his body while he was sitting in his cruiser. Police said one of those bullets struck Starling in the buttocks, but the injured officer was nevertheless able to call for backup. "He maintained his composure, he got on the radio as the subject began to flee and called out a description of the vehicle, description of the subject and the direction of travel and started pursuing the vehicle," said Brooklen. "Other officers from the Miami Gardens Police Department joined the chase. The subject then, at approximately 20th Avenue, leaned out the window with the firearm and began to fire at the officers that were in pursuit of him." The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old David Mejia, continued firing shots and eventually crashed into a white truck at the intersection of Northwest 183rd Street and 32nd Avenue. Posted By Persist