A Miami-Dade corrections officer was arrested Monday after authorities say he shot the mother of his baby.
An arrest report says officers were called to a home on Sultan Avenue in Opa-locka Monday. Offers responded to find the victim, who said her baby's father had shot her and fled the scene.
Police said 46-year-old David Mercado was in uniform when the shooting occurred.
A responding officer called the Miami-Dade corrections desk at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, the arrest report states. A shift commander reportedly told the officer that Mercado had just called him and said he had been struck by some road debris on his way to work, so he stopped at Palmetto Hospital.
According to the report, the victim was lying in bed with another man when Mercado knocked on her bedroom window and screamed, "Come out you whore! I am going to kill you and him!"
The victim said she went to the front door to try to calm Mercado down, but he pushed past her and went to the bedroom where the man was lying on the bed with the baby.
Police said Mercado tried to shoot the man, but the victim got between the two men and she was shot once in the chest.
The arrest report says the other man grabbed his own gun and fired at Mercado.
According to the arrest report, Mercado and the other man fired at each other as Mercado was leaving.
The corrections officer then reportedly drove to Palmetto Hospital, where he was treated for a minor wound.
Police said Mercado claimed he went into the home and slapped the other man in the face. He said the other man started shooting at him, hitting him in the chest, authorities said. Mercado also allegedly denied shooting the woman.
Mercado was arrested on charges of attempted murder and burglary. He is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.