An off-duty Miami-Dade Police officer was critically injured after he was shot in a domestic-related incident in a Hialeah neighborhood Friday morning, officials said.
Hialeah Police spokesman Sgt. Jose Torres said the officer was shot in the 1200 block of W. 79th Street.
The officer was transported in "extremely" critical condition to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, Torres said.
"Please keep the family of this officer as well as the Miami-Dade Police Department and the police community, keep them in your prayers," Torres said. "Very sad morning, very sad morning."
Officials didn't release the officer's identity but NBC 6 has learned he's Damian Colon, a veteran member of the department.
Torres said the shooter, a former Miami-Dade Schools Police officer, was taken into custody.
A source told NBC 6 the shooter was the officer's estranged girlfriend, identified as Yessenia Sanchez. Sanchez had resigned from her job as an officer last year rather than be fired following her arrest on domestic violence charges.
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Source: NBC6
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