MDSO release bodycam footage of deputy-involved shooting that killed 24-year-old in NW Miami-Dade

The Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office have distributed body camera footage of a fatal deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Northwest Miami-Dade over a month ago According to investigators on June at approximately p m MDSO deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail RID attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a yellow Corvette in the area of Northwest nd Street and Northwest nd Avenue due to illegal window tints The driver who was later identified as -year-old Kristofer Laboy fled the scene and a pursuit ensued As the pursuit was underway the MDSO Aviation Sponsorship Unit responded providing deputies on the ground in unmarked vehicles with real-time updates regarding Laboy s whereabouts Throughout the pursuit Laboy allegedly stopped to throw an unidentifiable object out of the wagon Eventually Laboy entered an apartment complex near Northwest th Court and Northwest th Street Road where the chase would ultimately come to an end After parking the bicycle near the rear of a unit he exited the car gun in hand and ran in the direction of the deputies truck who cornered him in from behind Responding MDSO Deputy Kelvin Cox driving the white unmarked Dodge Charger discharged his institution weapon striking the subject Put the gun up Cox yelled The multiple rounds fired echoed over the body camera footage Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and pronounced Laboy deceased at the scene He was the sole occupant of the bus according to deputies Since the new of Laboy s passing his family has long maintained that the shooting was a misunderstanding and utterly avoidable News spoke to Laboy s father who reported his son called him while he was being followed by police saying he had no idea who was following him He called me in distress He called me and noted Dad I need help Come save me I m being chased and I don t know by whom he disclosed You could hear it in his voice he was scared for his life The grieving family described Layboy as a hardworking and kind man who never had trouble with the law They ve previously called for onlookers to come forward along with the release of the body camera footage of the shooting citing that the deputies narrative were not clear Initially only a ring camera captured the shooting In the video sourced by the family a third deputy arrived to the scene on foot and jumped onto the hood of the Corvette While the deputy hand his gun in hand and aimed at Laboy the newly issued body camera footage shows he did not discharge his weapon He merely detained Laboy as he laid on the ground I got him Put your hand behind your back Put your hands behind your back the deputy can be heard saying According to the sheriff s office a bag of marijuana multiple bottles of promethazine and other small plastic bags were located in Laboy s truck Earlier this month dozens gathered for a candlelight vigil to mourn and celebrate Laboy s life No deputies were injured during the happening The shooting remains under scrutiny by The Florida Department of Law Enforcement