https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/09/16/6-police-agencies-named-in-lawsuit-over-miramar-ups-truck-driver-shooting/
MIRAMAR, Fla. – A lawsuit on behalf of a United Parcel Service driver killed during a hostage situation names 6 police agencies alleging that they behaved negligently. The lawsuit was also filed on behalf of another man, seriously hurt in the chase and shootout that ended on the Miramar Parkway. The suit alleges that Carlos Lara was seriously hurt when bullets hit his car as police used his vehicle as a shield during the gunfight.
It all began on Thursday, Dec. 5 after a holdup alarm was triggered about 4:15 p.m. at Regent Jewelers on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. Two men, dressed as postal workers, rang the buzzer to get into the locked jewelry store. Thinking they were making a delivery, they were let in.
After the robbery attempt, suspects Ronnie Bell and Lamar Alexander took off in a U-Haul, later ditching it a mile away on Mariana Avenue, where they kidnapped Ordonez and stole his truck.
That’s when a chase ensued — with police following the suspects all the way from Miami-Dade to Broward County. It was revealed last March that at least 19 different officers from four different agencies all fired their weapons that day.
Four people died — including the two suspects and Ordonez. The fourth victim — 70 year old Rick Cutshaw was killed while driving nearby after getting caught in the crossfire. Lara was wounded as he sat in his car.
MIRAMAR, Fla. – A lawsuit on behalf of a United Parcel Service driver killed during a hostage situation names 6 police agencies alleging that they behaved negligently. The lawsuit was also filed on behalf of another man, seriously hurt in the chase and shootout that ended on the Miramar Parkway. The suit alleges that Carlos Lara was seriously hurt when bullets hit his car as police used his vehicle as a shield during the gunfight.
It all began on Thursday, Dec. 5 after a holdup alarm was triggered about 4:15 p.m. at Regent Jewelers on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. Two men, dressed as postal workers, rang the buzzer to get into the locked jewelry store. Thinking they were making a delivery, they were let in.
After the robbery attempt, suspects Ronnie Bell and Lamar Alexander took off in a U-Haul, later ditching it a mile away on Mariana Avenue, where they kidnapped Ordonez and stole his truck.
That’s when a chase ensued — with police following the suspects all the way from Miami-Dade to Broward County. It was revealed last March that at least 19 different officers from four different agencies all fired their weapons that day.
Four people died — including the two suspects and Ordonez. The fourth victim — 70 year old Rick Cutshaw was killed while driving nearby after getting caught in the crossfire. Lara was wounded as he sat in his car.
