Miami-Dade officer ambushed, shot from behind during traffic stop; suspect in custody
A narcotics detective was making an arrest when the suspect came from behind and fired at the detective's head
By David J. Neal
Miami Herald
MIAMI — The person who Miami-Dade police say ambushed and shot an officer in the head Wednesday afternoon has been taken into custody, according to Miami-Dade police director Freddy Ramirez.
Ramirez announced the capture Thursday morning, about 10 hours after he announced via social media that the officer, a narcotics detective with Miami-Dade for 18 years, “has been released from the hospital and is at home recovering.”
Ramirez thanked other local police agencies, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and the community for their support.
I would also like to thank our community for their continued support and prayers for the injured detective and my officers. Lastly, thank you to the State Attorney’s Office for their partnership.
— Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez III (@AFreddyRamirez) March 9, 2023
Miami-Dade police say the officer was making an arrest near Northwest 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, when a gunman came from behind and grazed him with a shot in the head. The detective was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
“This is the fourth time I am at the hospital after an officer is attacked,” Ramirez said. “I am tired of it. These attacks will not be tolerated. An attack on an officer is an attack on the community.”
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