Miami Beach officer involved in 2 shootings

The Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A Miami Beach police officer is on administrative leave after being involved in two fatal shootings in less than a week.

Miami Beach officer Adam Tavss was involved in the shooting death of a 29-year-old tourist from Virginia on June 14 and then another shooting Thursday, the same day he was taken off administrative leave following the first shooting, police said.

A week ago, Tavss and other officers were looking for a man who was reportedly walking with a gun. An officer - it's unclear whether it was Tavss - approached 29-year-old Husien Shehada from Woodbridge, Va. and there was a confrontation.

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