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Nov. 4, 2013 — Miami Gardens

Robert Desir was suspected of shooting and killing his stepfather earlier in the day.

When Desir, 23, returned to the home around 4 p.m., police attempted to arrest him.

Desir disobeyed commands and rushed toward them firing a handgun, officials said. Read more

Officer Eddo Trimino and Sgt. Martin Santiago fired back, killing Desir.

Trimino fired 19 times, Santiago, 14.

This was the 119th police shooting in Florida in 2013.

Three days earlier, one officer shot one person in Largo .

13 days later, three officers shot one person in Titusville .

5 ways this case compares to others

  1. Desir approached police in a threatening manner before being shot. That's true in almost 10% of police shootings.
  2. Desir was shot after killing someone. Just five percent of shootings started with a homicide.
  3. Desir fired shots at police, which happened in 15 percent of shootings.
  4. Officers shot 33 bullets. The average was eight.
  5. Desir was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.

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