I-95 shutdown: There had to be a better way to do this | Miami Herald

A double murder along Interstate 95 early Monday left two men dead and two families grieving, all the result of an apparent wild car-to-car shootout — with AK-47s — on an entrance ramp at Northwest 95th Street.

That was the crime, but thousands of motorists bore the brunt of the punishment. Miami-Dade police closed down a portion of the interstate to gather crime-scene evidence — and it remained shut for 10 hours — primarily the southbound lanes — from 4:30 a.m. until around 2:30 p.m. That’s longer than an average workday; longer than it takes to fly to Europe or watch five movies.

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I-95 shutdown: There had to be a better way to do this | Miami Herald