Shotgun-Wielding Man Killed By Police Identified

NORTH MIAMI, FL -- Police identified the shotgun-wielding man killed by police over the weekend as 25-year-old Pierre J Cher Frere of North Miami.

Cher Frere was wearing a bulletproof vest when he was involved in a confrontation in which a Miami-Dade police officer was also wounded, according to police.

The wounded officer was identified Monday as 37-year-old Sergio Rivera, who has been on the force for about two-and-a-half years.

The incident happened around 2:40 p.m. Saturday when police responded to multiple calls.

"The North Miami Police Department received calls of a male walking in the area of West Dixie Highway and NE 119 Street, wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest while armed with a shotgun," said Detective Lee Cowart of the Miami-Dade Police Department following the incident. "Attempts were made to negotiate with the subject, resulting in shots being fired."

Cher Frere was pronounced dead on the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The wounded officer was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he was listed in stable condition.

"Preliminary information received thus far indicates that a shotgun and a bulletproof vest have been recovered from the scene," Cowart said over the weekend.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened an investigation into the shooting in accordance with Miami-Dade County policy.

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