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CBS News
10 hours ago
- CBS News
Family demands answers after 24-year-old killed by Miami-Dade deputy
Grieving relatives of a 24-year-old man shot and killed by a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputy this week are calling for justice and demanding the release of body camera footage and official reports. Kristofer Laboy's family gathered at their Hollywood home to share memories and express outrage over his death, which occurred Tuesday evening in Liberty City during an attempted traffic stop by the department's Robbery Intervention Detail. "There are eyewitnesses we want to come forward. We want justice for Kristofer. He was no damn thug," said his aunt, Maria Laboy. "He was a loving son, brother and nephew. If they think they are going to get away with this, they have another thing coming." "Why did they have to take his life? He was no threat to anyone," she added. Deputy on leave as shooting investigated According to police, deputies attempted to stop a yellow Corvette near Northwest 66th Street and 22nd Avenue for what they described as a window tint violation. Authorities said Laboy fled the stop and eventually ended up at a dead-end street at Northwest 85th Street and 4th Court. There, they said he exited the vehicle while armed and moved toward deputies. That's when Deputy Kelvin Cox, a 23-year veteran of the department, fired his weapon, striking and killing Laboy. Cox is now on administrative leave, which is standard procedure as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates. But Laboy's family disputes the account. "This one officer came out of nowhere and gets on top of the hood of the car and gives no warning and fires," said Laboy's uncle, Anthony Haygood. "I want to see body cam video of this." "We want to see the video and the autopsy report," said Sandra Laboy, another of Kristofer's aunts. Police union defends deputy's actions Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, defended Deputy Cox's actions, saying the deputy was left with no choice. "When you pull out a gun on a police officer, there is only one way for this to end," Stahl said. "He could have left that gun inside the car. He could have put his hand out the window. He chose to get out of the car and pull the gun on officers." "If he had a concealed weapon permit, he had to have had an education where you do not, during a traffic stop, pull a gun out on an officer," he continued. "Our hearts grieve for the family that has suffered a loss, but the situation was dictated by him. The officer had to defend himself and others, and he had to take his life." Loved ones say they'll keep fighting As they mourn, Laboy's family said they are considering legal action and won't stop until they get answers. "He meant my life to me. I am numb. I don't know how to process this. My heart is broken into pieces," said Marisol Laboy, visibly emotional. "We are not going to stop until we get justice. I just want justice for my baby."
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Miami Herald
Deputy shoots, kills armed man after ‘simple traffic stop' goes wrong, MDSO says
Having illegal tints on his yellow Chevrolet Corvette is what authorities say sparked a chaotic chain of events that led to a Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy gunning down a man Tuesday afternoon, authorities say. Around 5:15 p.m., MDSO deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail tried to pull over a man, in his early twenties, in the area of 66th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue for having dark tints on his car, the sheriff's office said. He sped away, refusing to stop, then a chase began, per deputies. A helicopter overhead helped deputies track down the yellow Corvette to a dead-end in an apartment community in the area of Northwest Fourth Court and Northwest 85th Street, just a mile away from where the pursuit began. After the man hopped of the Corvette armed, deputies say an officer opened fire, striking him. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the man dead at the scene. No one else was injured. The deputy has been placed on administrative duty, as is the policy of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting. 'At the end of the day, this was a simple traffic stop,' said MDSO Spokesperson Argemis Colome. 'This could have been just a citation, and everyone could have gone home.'
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Deputy fatally shoots armed driver after traffic stop in Miami-Dade, MDSO says
A man in his early 20s was fatally shot Tuesday evening by a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) deputy after allegedly exiting a vehicle armed during an attempted traffic stop, authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is now leading the investigation, which is standard protocol in police shootings. Traffic stop for tinted windows ends in fatal shooting According to MDSO spokesperson Argemis Colome, the shooting occurred after members of the Robbery Intervention Detail (RID) attempted to stop a yellow Corvette at around 5:15 p.m. near NW 66th Street and NW 22nd Avenue due to illegal window tint. "The vehicle fled the scene, and with the assistance of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office aviation unit, deputies tracked the Corvette to a dead end near NW 85th Street and NW 4th Court," Colome said. Deputy opens fire after man allegedly exits armed At the dead end, detectives said the driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, got out of the Corvette armed. A deputy then fired their service weapon, striking the man. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and declared him dead at the scene. "Unfortunately, he is deceased on scene, but he did come out of that vehicle armed," Argemis said. No deputies were injured during the incident. Colome confirmed a firearm was recovered at the scene. The man who was fatally shot has not been identified.
