Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Cristian Barata
Gender : Male
Age : 25
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/03/2025
Location : Southwest 155th Street and 102nd Place, Palmetto Estates
City : Miami-Dade
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during warrant service
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/03/2025 deputies served a search warrant at a home in Palmetto Estates as part of a child-porn investigation involving his brother. Upon entry deputies encountered Christopher Barata with a gun. Deputies fired their service weapons. Christopher Barata died at the scene. His 25-year-old brother, Cristian Barata, was taken into custody on child pornography charges.
