{"id":288493,"date":"2026-05-29T03:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/288493\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:59:33","slug":"mdso-sergeant-cleared-of-wrongdoing-in-fatal-shooting-of-24-year-old-during-2025-pursuit-in-nw-miami-dade-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/288493\/","title":{"rendered":"MDSO sergeant cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shooting of 24-year-old during 2025 pursuit in NW Miami-Dade – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office sergeant has been cleared following an investigation into the deadly shooting of a suspect in Northwest Miami-Dade.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined Kelvin Cox will not be charged for fatally shooting 24-year-old Kristofer Laboy during a police pursuit in 2025.<\/p>\n

According to authorities, deputies attempted to pull over Laboy\u2019s vehicle<\/a> for having illegal window tints when he took off, leading them on a pursuit that ended at an apartment complex near Northwest 85th Street and Fourth Court.<\/p>\n

Body camera video released by MDSO<\/a> shows the moment Laboy stepped out of his car wielding a gun and approaching Cox\u2019s cruiser. Cox discharged his service weapon, striking Laboy.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old did not survive.<\/p>\n

Laboy\u2019s family has argued the incident was a misunderstanding exacerbated by deputies pursuing him in unmarked vehicles and that the shooting could have been avoided.<\/p>\n

Following an investigation, authorities determined Cox acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n

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