A Miami-Dade deputy was fatally shot throughout an altercation Friday, main to an enormous police response.
Deputy Devin Jaramillo, 27, was shot whereas responding to a automotive crash and was taken to a neighborhood hospital, the place he succumbed to his accidents, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz stated at a information convention, including the deputy was “brutally attacked, and he was murdered.”
“Right now isn't OK. What occurred at present in Miami-Dade County and to our deputy was not OK, and at present won't ever be OK,” Cordero-Stutz stated. “I ask our neighborhood to hope for the household of our fallen deputy, to hope for all of us as a result of we're a household, and we're hurting.”
The taking pictures occurred shortly earlier than 4 p.m. within the space of a warehouse close to Southwest 128th Road and 122nd Avenue because the deputy was responding to a automotive crash.
Bystanders referred to as 911, and deputies responded and gave him first help earlier than he was rushed to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, the place he died.
“He's a son, a brother and a pal,” Cordero-Stutz stated.
“He gave his final sacrifice defending us — his life — defending you,” the sheriff continued. “We have to say as a society we is not going to settle for this. I'm grateful to the women and men who present security to our neighborhood each single day.”
Cordero-Stutz additionally wrote on X, “My ideas and prayers are along with his household, pals, and fellow deputies throughout this tough time. Deputy Jaramillo's legacy of integrity, compassion, and braveness will proceed to reside on within the hearts of all who had the privilege of understanding and serving alongside him.”
Coral Gables Police, the Florida Freeway Patrol and the FBI additionally responded. Officers additionally gathered at HCA-Florida Kendall Hospital.
Police blocked off the area and closed a number of close by roadways.
“I'm praying for the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Workplace deputy who was shot this afternoon within the line of obligation. Our total neighborhood stands with this courageous officer, his household and fellow deputies, and all our women and men in uniform who put themselves in danger to guard our neighborhood,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wrote on X.
