A Broward County circuit judge dismissed the cases of three former Miami-Dade officers who were involved in a 2019 shooting that left two civilians dead due to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law.
The orders came on Monday afternoon.
Former Miami-Dade Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban, and Leslie Lee had been facing charges in connection with the Dec. 5, 2019 incident, which began after two assailants hijacked a UPS truck during a Coral Gables jewelry heist.
The hijacking sparked a dramatic police chase that ended in a rush-hour shootout when the truck became stuck in traffic on the busy Miramar Parkway.
The confrontation left UPS driver Frank Ordonez and innocent bystander Richard Cutshaw dead.
