"For Marino, the question is not difficult to answer. Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill had robbed a Coral Gables jewelry store, escaped, carjacked Ordoñez and led police on a chase from Miami to a busy Miramar intersection, where traffic stopped them from proceeding. A shootout ensued. Alexander and Hill were killed. So were Ordoñez and a bystander, Richard Cutshaw."
"A shootout ensued. Alexander and Hill were killed. So were Ordoñez and a bystander, Richard Cutshaw. Four Miami-Dade police officers are facing criminal manslaughter charges for taking swift, decisive action that claimed the lives of the very people they were sworn to protect. One of the officers, Jose Mateo, wants Kollra to dismiss his charges under the state's Stand Your Ground law, which grants immunity from prosecution in certain cases of defense of self and others."
A 2019 incident began with a Coral Gables jewelry store robbery, followed by suspects Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill carjacking UPS driver Frank Ordoñez and leading police on a chase to a Miramar intersection. Traffic halted the suspects, a shootout occurred, and Alexander, Hill, Ordoñez and bystander Richard Cutshaw were killed. Four Miami-Dade officers now face criminal manslaughter charges alleging their rapid use of force caused the deaths of innocent people. Officer Jose Mateo seeks dismissal under the state's Stand Your Ground law. Family members attended court, calling for accountability and criticizing police tactics as escalating danger.
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