MIAMI, FL – Early this morning, Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at approximately 5:30am, State Troopers responded to reports of a reckless driver operating a vehicle eastbound in the westbound lanes of State Road 836, near NW 107 Ave, in Miami-Dade County.
A Trooper located the vehicle in the grassy center median of State Road 836 and made contact with a female subject, who had a young child in the vehicle. During the interaction, the subject brandished a knife and stabbed the Trooper in the head, neck, and shoulder. The Trooper discharged his firearm, striking the subject.
Both the Trooper and the subject were transported to HCA Kendall Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
It was later determined that the female subject had active arrest warrants for child neglect, child abuse, and fleeing and eluding law enforcement. The Department of Children and Families has taken the child into their care.
The subject will be booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail once medically released from the hospital.
As this remains an active criminal investigation into the subject, no further comment will follow from the Florida Highway Patrol. As is standard during an officer-involved shooting, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is conducting a review of the use of force by the involved Trooper.
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