MIAMI – Loved types gathered for a touching tribute for Frank Ordonez, the UPS driver who was killed during a shootout in 2019.
CBS Miami
Bouquets and candles have been positioned at a vigil in his honor, as spouse and children and good friends remembered the 27-12 months-aged long gone way too soon.
3 yrs ago, Ordonez was taken hostage by two adult men who stole his shipping truck immediately after robbing a jewellery retailer in Coral Gables.
They led law enforcement on a substantial-pace chase which finished in Miramar, following the truck was blocked by website traffic.
That’s when a capturing broke out involving 20 officers and the robbers, appropriate in the center of hurry hour.
The robbers have been killed, but so have been Ordonez and an innocent bystander.
On Monday evening, Ordonez’s spouse and children is nevertheless mourning his tragic loss of life, as they say they nonetheless hold out for responses.
“There’s so several thoughts… I can recognize that. The only message is… It is been no justice and it is really been no closure.”
An investigation disclosed that all-around 200 bullets struck the UPS truck.
The Broward Condition Attorney’s Office environment is investigating. The spouse and children states they to start with obtained a simply call from the state lawyer two months ago.
Ordonez was a father of two youthful girls — who were being 3 and six a long time previous when he was killed.
