Check cashing store manager exchanges gunfire with armed robbers
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (WSVN) -- Miami-Dade Police are searching for two armed men who shot at a check cashing store employee.
Police say the suspects approached one of the managers of a check cashing store, located at 140 W. Dixie Highway, as she attempted to open the store Thursday morning. According to the store manager, as soon as she put the key in the lock, the suspects approached her with a gun. "Some words were exchanged and according to the victim, the black male holding the firearm fired a shot at her," said Lieutenant Neal Cuevas of the North Miami Police Department. "She returned fire."
Police found one round of bullets in the store when they arrived. The store's windows remain boarded up because the windows were shattered during the shootout.
The suspects feld the scene uninjured. Police describe the suspects as two black males, 140 pounds and five feet five inches tall each. Police also say one of the suspects wore business attire: suit coat, blue tie and crisp white shirt, during the attempted robbery.
If you have information on this attempted robbery, please call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.
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