Officer Cesar Echaverry was shot to death by a robbery suspect in Miami-Dade County.
When Cesar Echaverry attempted to apprehend a person connected to an armed robbery in Broward County, he was shot in the head and later passed away.
He was shot by an armed robbery suspect in Miami on Monday night and sent to Jackson Memorial Hospital immediately.
In support of Echaverry and his family, a large group of law enforcement personnel gathered at the hospital on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Miami-Dade Police Department, the suspect crashed his automobile into a police cruiser and another vehicle as he attempted to run from a reported armed robbery.
Obituary: Cesar Echaverry Death After Being Shot
Officer Cesar Echaverry died unexpectedly after being injured during a shootout in Miami on Monday night. In Liberty City, close to 67th Street and 17th Avenue, the incident occurred shortly after 8 o’clock.
According to the department, Miami-Dade police stopped a white car linked to a prior robbery, but the driver resisted being asked to get out.
The driver subsequently ran over a few police cars, fled, and crashed into a vehicle carrying a passenger about ten blocks away.
After the collision, there was a shooting, which left one of the Robbery Intervention Detail detectives of the department critically injured, according to the police.
Cesar Echaverry was shot, and the shooter was declared dead at the scene. Echaverry has been a member of the Miami-Dade Police Department for five years and was given responsibility for the team that deals with robberies.
According to his friends, he was moving up and was going to marry, the Miami Herald reported.
The newspaper stated that the shooting on Monday was not his first close call with death. Echaverry was a passenger in a police cruiser that struck another automobile and killed its 45-year-old driver as a rookie in March 2018.
Robbery Suspect Identified
Jeremy Horton, the robbery suspect, was identified after Echaverry was shot in the head while attempting to stop him in Miami.
When a white car engaged in an armed robbery tried to flee, it crashed with police cars and a civilian vehicle, whose three occupants were taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to the police.
Echaverry and other police officers then started following the white car. The driver, Jeremy Horton, 32, of Acworth, Georgia, was shot and tragically died on the spot.
According to Golden Beach Police Chief Rudy Herbello, Horton was pulled over in South Florida on August 8 and issued a citation for driving without insurance, having an expired tag, and having a license suspended in Georgia.
Cesar Echaverry Family Mourns Over His Death
Cesar Echaverry was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital after being shot in Miami by a suspect in an armed robbery.
To support Echaverry and his family, an influential group of law enforcement personnel gathered at the hospital.
Cesar was a beloved brother, son, fiancé, FIU graduate, and bike lover who cherished his position with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Director of Miami-Dade Police Freddy Ramirez stated that Echaverry died after “a brief battle for his life” in a tweet sent out on Wednesday night.
The Miami Marlins dedicated a jersey with Echaverry’s name engraved on the back and the number nine during Wednesday’s game.
The mayor of Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, who spent time at the hospital comforting Cesar Echaverry’s family and friends up to his passing, expressed her “heartbreak” after learning of his death.