In Miami, four officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department are anticipated to face indictments by a grand jury for the fatal shooting of a UPS driver and a bystander in a shootout back in 2019. This announcement was made on Monday by the department.
In Broward County’s city of Miramar, a confrontation between police and two carjackers resulted in the unfortunate death of 27-year-old UPS driver, Frank Ordonez. The incident took place in the midst of a busy road.
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Two men, Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill, took Ordonez hostage on December 5, 2019, after stealing his truck during a robbery at a Coral Gables jewelry store. The incident resulted in a high-speed chase from Miami-Dade County to Broward County, with police in pursuit.
The UPS truck’s pursuit came to a halt when it faced a bottleneck of traffic at an intersection on Miramar Parkway.
Approaching the truck with weapons drawn, police stepped out of their vehicles and utilized nearby vehicles belonging to bystanders as cover.
Alexander and Hill, as well as Ordonez and an innocent bystander named Richard Cutshaw, lost their lives during the incident.
The officers involved in Ordonez’s case are being held accountable by his family.
“We don’t even use the word ‘justice’ at the moment because we lost the civil suit and appeal, and we are currently waiting for a date from the grand jury. So as far as we’re concerned, there is no justice,” explained Joe Merino, who is Ordonez’s stepfather.
On Monday, the Police Benevolent Association expressed its disappointment regarding the recent indictment of officers who had only moments to make decisions. It has been almost five years since the incident occurred, and the association feels disheartened by the outcome.
The statement expresses concern over the prosecution of officers in Broward County. According to the statement, the recent indictment of officers who responded to an active shooter incident is sending a chilling effect to law enforcement officers. The statement goes on to say that the officers will be defended, and the process will be monitored as it moves forward.
As of now, the officers who are anticipated to be mentioned in the indictment have not been identified.
