He tried to pull over the car, driven by Laboy, but it sped away from him \u2014 sparking a brief chase. The detective, at some point, stopped following, and a helicopter was called in and quickly spotted the Corvette, which video from the copter showed was \u201cdriving recklessly throughout residential neighborhoods,\u201d the memo reads.<\/p>\n
Laboy drove on the wrong side of the road, blew through stop signs, sometimes went off the road and nearly caused crashes, the investigation found.<\/p>\n
About four minutes after the helicopter joined the pursuit, Sgt. Cox and Sgt. Ryan Aguilera followed Laboy into a housing complex in the area of Northwest Fourth Court and 85th Street. Laboy drove onto a grassy area, but reached a dead end.<\/p>\n
Body-worn camera footage from the deputies captured the ensuing fatal moments. Cox screamed \u201cput the gun down\u201d before Laboy got out of the Corvette.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Man shot dead by deputy after traffic stop had gun, released video shows<\/a><\/p>\n Prosecutors and deputies said when Laboy exited the car he had a Sig Sauer P320-M18, with a round in the chamber, in his right hand and ran toward Cox\u2019s parked car.<\/p>\n \u201cSergeant Cox exclaimed \u2018oh s—,\u2019 opened his front driver\u2019s door and discharged his firearm approximately eight times, striking Laboy,\u201d the memo reads.<\/p>\n Cox told Laboy, as he lay shot on the grass, to \u201cdrop the f—— gun.\u201d<\/p>\n Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said the \u201cprotracted\u201d high-speed chase, endangering the lives of many, and Laboy\u2019s holding of a firearm contributed to their finding that no wrong-doing was done by Cox.<\/p>\n The Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office said it will not comment on the State Attorney\u2019s Office\u2019s decision, but that an internal-affairs investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n Laboy\u2019s family could not be immediately reached for comments.<\/p>\n