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Off-Duty Deputy Shoots Suspect in Pembroke Pines Double Homicide in Miami Gardens

Authorities say Isaiah Collins will face two first-degree murder charges after his release from the hospital.

Overview

  • The 27-year-old, identified as Isaiah Collins, was spotted by an off-duty Miami-Dade deputy at a Miami Gardens park on Sunday.
  • Investigators say Collins ran across the Florida Turnpike, entered a canal, and climbed a tree before the deputy fired, striking his lower arm.
  • He was airlifted to Aventura Hospital in stable condition, according to authorities.
  • The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is leading the review of the deputy-involved shooting, and no officers were injured.
  • Collins is suspected in the killings of Octavis Myers and an unidentified woman found Wednesday in a Pembroke Pines home where he had lived with his grandmother.