SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy has died after, officials say, he was brutally attacked while responding to a traffic crash in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz said Friday evening that 27-year-old Deputy Devin Jaramillo was fatally shot in the area of a warehouse near Southwest 128th Street and 122nd Avenue earlier that afternoon.
“Today is not OK; what happened is not OK,’ said Cordero Stutz. “Today will never be OK.”
Upon shots being fired, Cordero Stutz said good Samaritans called 911.
Deputies arrived to the area and immediately provided aid and worked with him as he was taken to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
Despite the medical team’s best efforts, Jaramillo succumbed to his injuries.
Cordero Stutz said Jaramillo was “not only a deputy. He’s a son, brother and friend.”
Jaramillo, who served in Miami-Dade’s Kendall district, graduated into the agency in 2024 after working for the Coral Gables Police Department. He was described as having an unwavering commitment to protect others.
Prior to the press conference, several law enforcement agencies lined the street of Southwest 117th Avenue and Bird Road as they waited for news of their colleague.
After learning the devastating news, 7News cameras captured several fire rescue trucks lifting ladders and an American flag to show signs of a procession for a fallen officer.
Multiple deputies were also seen forming a prayer circle outside of the entrance to the hospital’s emergency room.
The procession for the fallen deputy happened late Friday night.
Several officers across multiple municipalities escorted the rescue truck as it transported Jaramillo to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“The trail of police officers there and you see the vehicles on the west side of the Turnpike will end up at the medical examiner’s office there,” said 7Skyforce’s Ralph Rayburn.
Upon arrival at the medical examiner’s office, they were met with a hero’s salute, with an American flag hung high above Northwest 10th Avenue in Miami.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other county officials joined law enforcement as Jaramillo was transferred with dignity inside.
“I wanna thank all of our fellow law enforcement agencies that stepped up today to help us, to support us, to send words of encouragement,” said Cordero Stutz.
As for the warehouse incident that led to the tragic shooting, the investigation appeared to center around a green Ford Mustang that was covered with a tarp and parked outside of the warehouse.
One subject is reportedly deceased and another was detained after a brief search for them. It’s unclear how they were involved in the shooting.
7Skyforce captured a massive police presence, some with their weapons drawn, outside the warehouse area as they investigate.
As the investigation continues, officers from across South Florida will shoulder the pain of losing one of their own.
“The next few days are going to be very difficult to us, and we will continue to make this county safe,” said Cordero Stutz.
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