Brinks security guard fatally shot a would-be robber in Miami, witnesses say

The Miami Herald ^ | July 25, 2009 | Perry Stein

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A Brinks security guard shot and killed a would-be robber who attacked him while he was making a routine stop at a South Miami-Dade health clinic Friday, according to witnesses.

After the 2 p.m. shooting outside the Doris Ison Health Center, 10300 SW 216th St., Miami-Dade police arrested two other suspects after a search of surrounding neighborhoods.

Miami-Dade police have not identified the dead man. Those arrested also were not identified.

"According to investigators, shots were fired when three subjects, armed with firearms, attempted to rob an armored truck crew making a pick up or delivery at the health center located at 10300 SW 216th Street,'' a Miami-Dade police statement said late Friday.

One employee of the health center, who did not want to be identified, told The Miami Herald that the shooting took place after the apparent robber attacked the Brinks security guard. The guard, said the witness, then shot the man outside the health center, which remained under lockdown for hours as police officers swarmed the area in search of the other suspects.

Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS 4 reported that police found the other suspects less than a mile away at the Cutler Creek Town Homes.

They reported that police officers went house to house and then surrounded one home.

Much of the area surrounding the health clinic and the neighborhood near the townhomes was swarming with police officers following the shooting.

La Petite Academy, a day care center on 216th Street in Cutler Bay, was placed on lockdown for hours, with parents not allowed to pick up their children, the station reported.

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Looking for cash, got hot lead instead.

[CholeraJoe]

Another happy ending!

[Vaduz]

A Brinks security guard on duty asks you feel lucky punk well do ya.

[Paladin2]

I always find myself avoiding even coming close to all trucks with gun ports.

[Vaquero]

I gots ta know

[fatnotlazy]

This story is a nice way to start the day. Thanks for posting.

[Popman]

The place I manage gets a armored care pick up every day. You can set your watch on them within five minutes. They park in the same spot, always get free cup pf coffee and small talk. The place is a perfect spot to hit them, warehouse complex, wide open lanes of traffic and access to two major highways within 1/2 mile of the street.

I keep asking them to mix it up on the pickup time and parking and get the heck out faster but they look at me like I am nuts.

[DUMBGRUNT]

attempted to rob an armored truck crew making a pick up or delivery at the health center

Does Brinks deliver high dollar pharmaceuticals?

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I don’t know if they do or not.

[chiefqc]

Just hope that it was not a white guard and a black perp otherwise we’ll be hearing from the current squatter soiling the Whitehouse about how stupid the guard was to shoot the perp.

[lucias_clay]

La Petite Academy, a day care center on 216th Street in Cutler Bay, was placed on lockdown for hours, with parents not allowed to pick up their children, the station reported.

No matter what happens they can always find a reason to impact the kids.