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Jeremy Willie Horton

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/15/2022

Location : Northwest 62nd Street and Northwest 7th Avenue

City : Miami Springs

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/15/2022, members of the Miami-Dade Police Department's Robbery Intervention Detail (RID) located a white Hyundai connected to an armed robbery that had occurred earlier that day at a convenience store in Dania Beach. Investigators had tracked the vehicle to Miami and attempted to stop it in the Liberty City neighborhood. Jeremy Willie Horton, 32, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, was driving the Hyundai.
Police surrounded the vehicle at an intersection and attempted to take Horton into custody. According to investigators, Horton remained inside the vehicle for an extended period before driving forward, striking several unmarked police vehicles and escaping the containment. Detectives pursued the Hyundai through Liberty City until Horton crashed into another vehicle occupied by civilians and then struck a utility pole near Northwest 62nd Street and Northwest 7th Avenue. The occupants of the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
After the crash, Horton ran from the vehicle on foot. Multiple detectives pursued him. During the foot pursuit, gunfire was exchanged between Horton and the pursuing officers. Detective Cesar "Echy" Echaverry was struck in the head. Several detectives returned fire, killing Horton at the scene. Investigators recovered a handgun believed to have been used by Horton during the exchange of gunfire. At least three detectives fired their weapons during the incident.
Echaverry, a 29-year-old detective and five-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department, was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. He remained on life support for two days before dying from his injuries on 08/17/2022. Subsequent forensic testing matched the bullet that killed Echaverry to Horton's handgun, according to law-enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.
Investigators determined that the Hyundai Horton was driving had been linked to the earlier Broward County robbery through witness information and license-plate reader data. The following day, detectives executed related search warrants at a Miami Springs hotel where Horton had recently been staying, resulting in a separate fatal police shooting involving Jaime Robles.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the fatal shooting of Horton.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article264556331.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article264558076.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article264595986.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article265257691.html
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/17/as-wounded-officer-clings-to-life-after-shooting-new-details-shed-light-on-suspects//