MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has identified the man shot and killed by a deputy outside of an apartment complex in the unincorporated West Little River area on Tuesday.
Officials have also identified the deputy who opened fire as a 23-year veteran of the force.
According to MDSO, Deputy Kelvin Cox shot and killed Kristofer Lazaro Laboy, 24, outside of a building within the Sunset Palm Villas Association complex, located just outside the Miami city limits at Northwest 85th Street Road and Fourth Court.
According to the agency, the shooting came after deputies with MDSO’s Robbery Intervention Detail tried to pull over a yellow Chevrolet Corvette with dark tints.
Deputies said the driver did not stop and authorities were able to track the sports car to the complex.
Authorities said Laboy, the driver, got out, was armed and Cox shot and killed him at around 5:15 p.m.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate the shooting, as is standard procedure, according to MDSO.