Biscayne Boulevard
Coverage of Biscayne Boulevard in the Nexus archive.
- Police-involved shooting in Miami Shores leaves armed man injured
A police-involved shooting occurred in Miami Shores after an armed man with two edged weapons, including a machete, caused a disturbance at a car dealership and near a liquor store. The man was injured and hospitalized, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the investigation.
- Body camera footage captures police response to brutal street attack by group of bikers; officer seen sitting in cruiser resigns
Body camera footage shows Miami police officers responding to a brutal street attack by a group of bikers on a man, with one officer sitting in her cruiser without intervening. The involved officer, Delfa Ramos Ponce De Leon, resigned prior to termination and faces charges of neglect or inattention to duty, as Miami Police confirmed she failed to act during the attack.
- Good Samaritan reunites with woman he saved after vicious stabbing in downtown Miami left her partially blind
Cassius Bythewood, a man who intervened to stop a random stabbing attack on Caitlin Dydzuhn in downtown Miami, reunited with her weeks later. The assault left Dydzuhn partially blind in one eye and with severe facial injuries. Bythewood, who runs a nonprofit organization focused on women's safety, used a glass water bottle to subdue the attacker and suffered minor injuries during the confrontation.
- ‘I was fighting for my life’: Woman describes homeless man’s brutal attack in downtown Miami
Caitlin Dydzuhn was attacked by Raydean Johnson, a homeless man armed with a homemade shank, in downtown Miami. Johnson punched, headbutted, and stabbed her, prompting a police standoff and his arrest. Dydzuhn survived with injuries and ongoing trauma.