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GOULDS, Fla. – April 29 2008

By: Rick McCann

Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers

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Miami-Dade police say an officer fatally shot a man while investigating a report of a theft at a mall.
Officers were called out on a report of a shoplifting and had made contact with a man that they believed was involved.
Police say a struggle broke out when the officer tried to arrest the man Sunday night at Southland Mall in Goulds, about 45 minutes south of Miami. The officer then fired shots.
Witnesses say they saw police chasing a man, heard what sounded like a shot and then saw an officer performing CPR on a person on the ground.
The officer’s name has not been released yet but the name of the person shot has been released late Monday. Officers say that 31 year old Joseph Lumpkin struggled with police as the officer tried to subdue him .
Officials say a security officer pointed Lumpkin out to the officer, who chased him through a neighborhood. When the officer caught up to him, the two grappled for the gun which discharged. One shot pierced Lumpkin’s chest.
Police have also not released the name of the store where the person alledgedly took items from or what the merchandise was.
Lumpkin died at the scene. An autopsy has been planned for Monday.

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