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Shooting Suspect Arrested Without Incident At Everglades National Park

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By NPT Staff - March 29th, 2021

A 33-year-old man who allegedly fired shots at rangers in Everglades National Park was in custody Monday after surrendering without incident.

A report of domestic violence involving the unidentified man sent rangers to Mahogany Hammock on Sunday afternoon, and when they arrived the man left the area in his vehicle and headed south towards Flamingo, a park release said. At 5:52 p.m. Sunday, rangers located the empty vehicle on the main park road, just south of Paurotis Pond. Given the evidence found on scene, the rangers suspected that the subject had fled into the woods and was armed, it added.

At 6:45 p.m., the man allegedly fired shots at law enforcement rangers along the main park road roughly 20 miles from the Homestead entrance, the release said. Roughly two hours later the man surrendered and was arrested. Additional details were not immediately available.

Assisting park rangers in the incident were personnel from the Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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