By james art HIALIA, FL. (WSVN) – An intense police search for an armed subject has closed the eastbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers requested assistance from Hialeah police Wednesday evening in reference to an armed subject in the area of the Palmetto Expressway and West 68th Street.
A traffic camera captured images of the large police presence seen just off West 68th Street near the overpass. Westbound sections of West 68th Street were also blocked.
Officers are seen searching a lawn with flashlights as the Miami-Dade Police Department helicopter flies overhead.
An ambulance was also seen leaving that area, escorted by a Hialeah police car.
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