Death by Cop- 2022

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Lazaro Vargas-Yera

Case # :201

Gender : Male

Age : 70

Race : Latinx

Date : 02/14/2022

Location : 1800 block of SW 6th St

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after killing his wife

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Lazaro Vargas-Year told Miami PD that he had shot his wife. Police engaged him in a shootout. It is unknown at this time whether he died by police fire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Source Links :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/02/14/elderly-man-shot-and-killed-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-police/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/couple-dead-after-man-shoots-wife-inside-little-havana-home-exchanges-gunfire-with-officer/