Evelyn Valdes<\/a>, 28, was driving near Northwest First Place and 23rd Street in Miami\u2019s Wynwood neighborhood on June 14, 2025 on a night out for her birthday. Around the same time, authorities responded to reports of a fight outside of a Wynwood club.<\/p>\nMiami Police said they were forced to open fire on an armed man, later identified as Norman Lindo Jr., in the area. Valdes was killed in the crossfire.<\/p>\n
A year later, Valdes\u2019 family is now suing the police department for their actions that led to her death that night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a completely avoidable incident. There were multiple opportunities to intervene, deescalate, before the officers enlisted deadly force,\u201d said family attorney Angelo Martin.<\/p>\n
Lawyers for Valdes\u2019 family shared surveillance video that captured the chaotic shootout unfold.<\/p>\n
At one point, you can see what appears to be a brawl break out on the street with the armed subject. Moments later, a barrage of bullets are fired across the street by multiple responding officers.<\/p>\n
In the lawsuit, Valdes\u2019 family argues that police \u201cdischarged a total of 10 to 11 rounds over what appears to be a wide angle of nearly 180 degrees.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat shooting hit the person that they were trying to hit, which was the armed man, who hadn\u2019t threatened anybody, who hadn\u2019t raised his gun at anybody,\u201d said attorney Ramon Rasco.<\/p>\n
They also argue one of the responding officers was warned of the altercation twice but failed to intervene earlier that night.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe three officers directly involved in this incident were returned to duty within 13 days after the incident. One of those officers was reassigned to the Real Time Crime Center and the other two officers were put back to full duties,\u201d said Martin.<\/p>\n
Valdes\u2019 family is hoping to find justice for their loved one who was killed on a day that was meant to be filled with fun memories.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been very hard for me and my family,\u201d said Kristy Valdes, the victim\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s selfless, she\u2019s compassionate, courageous. She fought tooth and nail for every person and now I have to do the same for her,\u201d said the victim\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n
7News has reached out to the City of Miami Police Department for comment on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
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