Police in Miami say officers fatally shoot murder suspect
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Miami say officers shot and killed a man who was wanted for murder.
Local news outlets report 47-year-old John Spaulding was fatally shot by two Miami-Dade police officers near the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday afternoon.
Miami-Dade detective Alvaro Zabaleta says they were assisting the City of Miami on the murder case. He says the officers spotted Spaulding inside a gold SUV they'd been looking for in the area and that shots were fired when they attempted to approach the vehicle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say Spaulding was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene. A handgun was also recovered.
The officers involved weren't immediately identified. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
The details of murder allegations against Spaulding weren't immediately available.