The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has released body-worn camera footage showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man by a deputy last month.
Authorities said the incident followed a police pursuit that began with a traffic stop attempt and ended in gunfire outside an apartment complex in Northwest Miami-Dade.
Deputy shouts “put the gun down” before firing
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail attempted to stop a yellow Corvette on June 17 around 5:15 p.m. for illegal window tints near NW 62nd Street and 22nd Avenue.
Officials said Kristofer Laboy fled the stop at high speed, briefly paused to allegedly throw something from the vehicle and eventually reached a dead end at an apartment complex near NW 85th Street and 4th Court…