MIAMI — Miami-Dade Police Director Freddy Ramirez announced Wednesday that he is dropping out of the race for sheriff approximately two months just after he attempted to consider his personal life though in Tampa.
In a prepared statement, Ramirez explained he will no longer seek the elected business.
“Before this yr, I submitted to run for sheriff to support and guide a successful transition to a sheriff’s workplace and make sure the mission and function ethic of the department was unchanged,” he claimed in the assertion. “That dedication and mission is stronger than at any time- and when I will not be a prospect for Sheriff in 2024, I look forward to operating with the Mayor and stakeholders on a profitable and smooth changeover that puts community safety at the forefront of each determination.”
The breathtaking choice will come virtually two months right after Ramirez, 52, was critically wounded immediately after he shot himself for the duration of an evident suicide attempt immediately after touring to Tampa for a legislation enforcement meeting, authorities and sources claimed.
Ramirez was in his automobile with his wife when he pulled in excess of by the facet of the road together Interstate 75 and shot himself as the pair was returning household, in accordance to two law enforcement sources.
He was taken to Tampa Common Clinic wherever he underwent operation but remained hospitalized in a Hillsborough County for weeks only returning to South Florida in the previous week or so.
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