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Police Officer Victor Estefan | Miami Police Department, Florida Miami Police Department, Florida

Police Officer

Victor Estefan

Miami Police Department, Florida

End of Watch: Thursday, March 31, 1988

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 49

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 3/31/1988

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Both sentenced to death

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Officer Victor Estefan was shot and killed after making a traffic stop. As he approached the vehicle to get the driver's information he was shot and killed. The suspects, who were brothers, were arrested in California after a shootout with the California Highway Patrol during a nation-wide manhunt.

Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. In 1997 the Florida Supreme Court overturned their convictions stating they had not received a fair trial. In March 2013, a jury declared a mistrial for the alleged gunman, and the suspect is still being held awaiting another trial. The brothers are serving life sentences for trying to kill highway patrol troopers in Southern California.

Officer Estefan was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and grandson.

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I have many friends and and a few family members who are LEO , if people really knew what it is like to have LEOs facing 24 hours , 365 days. When I was in the service when you get shot at, even as a Bondsman here in Florida, I still run into the KRAZIES. We must never forget these brave LEOs, they come from ordinary familes and become extra-ordinary contributing citizens, defending us. Sadly, criminals roam free to kill us and truthfully, we all must never bow to criminals , whenever one ordinay citizen off -spring choose to be LEOs, we must respect that right, privilige, for tehy are going to defend us

Surety/ PI: Peter Chin-Tai
General Sun Tzu Investigation
February 27, 2013

 

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