Lawsuit filed in Wynwood police-involved shooting by family of woman killed
Evelyn Valdes, 28, was fatally shot while in the backseat of a friend's car after an altercation at a nearby nightclub spilled into the street.
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Evelyn Valdes, 28, was fatally shot while in the backseat of a friend's car after an altercation at a nearby nightclub spilled into the street.
According to BSO detectives, the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Kevin Dominick Almonte, was threatening residents.
The State Attorney's Office released an 11-page memo determining the shooting was "justified."
The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee. Chase survived the shooting.
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Deputies also found three other teenagers with the boy, who were all taken into custody.
Authorities said the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and the officer was also injured during the altercation.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman and the man, who they say was armed with a knife.
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Intense video shows a shootout between a Broward sheriff's deputy and robbery suspect in Margate on Thursday.
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As the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is still mourning the loss of Deputy Devin Jaramillo, the agency has identified the man who shot and killed him on Friday.
Local, state and federal law enforcement have stayed by the fallen Jaramillo's side since he was killed Friday evening.
As per standard procedures, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
According to the Miami Herald, Thomas is also charged in a separate cold case involving the murder of a 16-year-old Gainsville boy in 2010.
Deputies said Dolison fired his gun before they opened fire, but his family disputes that account and is demanding justice.
Investigators said once the suspect is released from the hospital, he will be taken to jail on two first-degree murder charges.
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Morgan Rynor reports the shooting happened at an apartment building near Miami International Airport. A witness said the man and woman had been married for 10 years, but separated in the last year and were living in different units in the building.
UPS driver Frank Ordonez and bystander Richard Cutshaw were killed in the 2019 shootout between police and two men wanted for a jewelry store robbery in Coral Gables.
CBS News Miami spent hours poring over 48 minutes of video and 1,100 pictures requested from the Broward State Attorney's office.
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FDLE is currently on the scene and investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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A late-night recording session in a Hollywood, Florida home used as a studio turned deadly when gunfire erupted, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized.
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