MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade police shot and killed a 47-year-old man near the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday. John Spaulding had been wanted for murder in Miami when he was shot. Police said that Spaulding had a gun.

News reports said that the prison was placed on a lockdown for a time as police investigated the incident. "It happened outside the grounds," Detective Daniel Ferrin of the Miami-Dade Police Department told Patch. Ferrin could not confirm reports of a prison lockdown. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.)

He said that the incident occurred at 1:49 p.m. in the 7000 block of NW 41 Street in Miami as detectives from the Robbery Intervention Detail located Spaulding in a gold Jeep Cherokee near the 7000 block of NW 41st Street. "The detectives attempted to make contact with the subject, who was armed with a firearm, when shots were fired," said Ferrin. "The subject was struck and was determined deceased on the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. No officers were injured during the incident."



Like Miami Patch on Facebook TGK has 1,300 beds for male and female inmates of various levels of custody, according to Miami-Dade corrections. Officers work inside housing units and directly supervise inmates 24 hours a day. The facility is located at 7000 NW 41st Street in Miami.

Based on department policy, the shooting is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.