Autopsy results finalized for Brevard deputy involved in fatal shooting of Cocoa teens
Autopsy results for a 35-year-old Brevard County sheriffโs deputy cleared of wrongdoing in the 2020 shooting deaths of two Cocoa teens during a mistaken traffic stop shows the deputy had a history of cardiovascular issues.
FDLE turns over investigation into Brevard deputy-involved shooting of 2 teens to prosecutors
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ State investigators have turned over their findings to prosecutors regarding the deputy-involved shooting that resulted in the death of two teens shot in a Cocoa neighborhood in November. In the days after the Nov. 13 shooting, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said two deputies were attempting to conduct a traffic stop of what they believed to be a stolen car. On Feb. 5, the FDLE turned over its investigative findings to the Brevard County State Attorneys Office. [RELATED: Sheriff: Brevard deputy โforced to fire,โ fatally shooting 2 teens in car]The 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorneyโs Office confirmed they are in receipt of the FDLE investigative findings regard the use of deadly force by Santiago-Miranda. Dash camera video released by the sheriff showed the two deputies attempting to stop the vehicle and yelling โstopโ seven or more times before the shooting.
Deputy involved in deadly shooting of teens told his wifeโs lover to โwear a bulletproof vest,โ police say
Neither the sheriffโs office nor the Titusville Police Department responded to inquiries about the case. The records detailing the investigation and the April incident were released to FLORIDA TODAY by the State Attorneyโs Office after a recordโs request. The allegations led the sheriffโs office to temporarily remove Santiago-Miranda from his duties, placing him on administrative leave, according to the report. Neither the sheriffโs office nor the FDLE have confirmed if the vehicle driven by Crooms was stolen or mistakenly targeted as contended by relatives of the teens. The shooting has drawn national attention along with calls for more accountability and transparency from the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
โWhy was the first thing to shoot?โ Community mourns Cocoa teens killed in deputy-involved shooting
COCOA, Fla. โ The families of two Cocoa teenagers are grieving and demanding answers after both died last week in a deputy-involved shooting in Cocoa. Despite the release of the deputyโs names and some video, the community held a rally and vigil for the teens in Cocoa on Wednesday, demanding more transparency from the sheriff. Family and community members came out Nov. 18, 2020 in Cocoa to hold a vigil for two teens killed in a deputy-involved shooting. (Image: Jerry Askin/WKMG) (WKMG 2020)Family of both teens have hired notable civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them. The Sheriffโs Office is still investigating whether the vehicle the teens were in was the suspected stolen vehicle.
Second deputy never fired gun in shooting that killed 2 teens, sheriffโs office says
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ The Brevard County Sheriffโs Office clarified Wednesday that the second deputy involved in a shooting that killed two teens never fired her gun. On Wednesday, the sheriffโs office clarified the third occupant was not harmed in the incident and has not been charged. They have since been interviewed and released from the investigation, according to a spokesperson with the sheriffโs office. The sheriffโs office clarified Wednesday that authorities do not know who the guns belong to or if they were stolen. This detail would be determined as part of the FDLE investigation, the sheriffโs office said.
Sheriff: Brevard deputy โforced to fire,โ fatally shooting 2 teens in car
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says one of his deputies was โforced to fireโ on a car in a Cocoa neighborhood, fatally shooting a 16-year-old and 18-year-old last week. The sheriffโs office didnโt confirm the deaths of 18-year-old Sincere Pierce and 16-year-old Angelo โAJโ Crooms until Monday. The sheriffโs office declined to identify the deputies involved and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement also declined, saying that would need to come from the sheriffโs office. [RELATED: Civil rights attorney Ben Crump representing families of teens killed in Brevard deputy shooting]Investigators said the vehicle was first observed at Clearlake Road and Dixon Boulevard and moments later in the area of Ivy Street. According to the Ivey, Santiago-Miranda has been employed with the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office since February 2017, Hendren has been employed with the sheriffโs office since June 2018.