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For Immediate Release:
 August 01, 2012

Media Contact:
Det. Aida Fina-Milian
[email protected]
(305)471-1900
***** UPDATE *****

   
Topic: Shooting (Police-Involved)
Case #: PD120731291224
Date & Time of Occurrence: 07/31/2012 at 6:46 p.m.
Address of Occurrence: 6000 Block of S.W. 22nd Street (Residence)
  Miami, Florida
   
Subject #1:
Subject Name: Gerardo Delgado (Deceased), (W/M)
Subject DOB: 12/08/1955
Subject Age: 56
Subject Address: 5840 SW 25 St
  Miami, Florida
Subject #2:
Subject Name: Luis Lazaro Estevanell, (W/M)
Subject DOB: 04/17/1953
Subject Age: Adult
Subject Address: 2760 SW 142 Ct
  Miami, Florida
Subject Charges: Second Degree Felony Murder, Trafficking Marijuana, Possession of Place/Manufacture Controlled Substance, Possession of Cocaine
Officer #1:
Officer Name: John Saavedra (Stable), (W/M)
Officer Age: 34


Shooting (Police-Involved) Update #1


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) is investigating a police-involved shooting.  According to investigators, MDPD detectives along with special agent(s) from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were conducting a narcotics investigation when they were ambushed by a gunman concealed in a vehicle.  After an exchange of gunfire, a MDPD detective and subject were both shot multiple times.  The detective was airlifted to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital where he remains in stable condition after undergoing surgery.  The subject died shortly after the incident. 

A second subject was taken into custody and criminal charges are pending.  

The investigation remains active/ongoing.

UPDATE #1:  The second subject, identified as Luis Lazaro Estevanell, was arrested and charged accordingly.  After surgery, the officer is in stable condition and continues to recover.
 
   

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MIAMI DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT
9105 Northwest 25th Street Doral, FL 33172-1500
Doral, FL 33172-1500
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