Deputy shoots, kills armed man after ‘simple traffic stop’ goes wrong, MDSO says
Having illegal tints on his yellow Chevrolet Corvette is what authorities say sparked a chaotic chain of events that led to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy gunning down a man Tuesday afternoon, authorities say.
Around 5:15 p.m., MDSO deputies with the Robbery Intervention Detail tried to pull over 24-year-old Kristofer Lazaro Laboy, in the area of 66th Street and Northwest 22nd Avenue for having dark tints on his car, the sheriff’s office said.
He sped away, refusing to stop, then a chase began, per deputies. A helicopter overhead helped deputies track down the yellow Corvette to a dead-end in an apartment community in the area of Northwest Fourth Court and Northwest 85th Street, just a mile away from where the pursuit began.
After Laboy hopped out of the Corvette armed, deputies say Deputy Kelvin Cox, a 23-year veteran, opened fire, striking him. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the man dead at the scene. No one else was injured.
The deputy has been placed on administrative duty, as is the policy of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
“At the end of the day, this was a simple traffic stop,” said MDSO Spokesperson Argemis Colome. “This could have been just a citation, and everyone could have gone home.”
Miami Herald staff writer Milena Malaver contributed to this report.
This story was originally published June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM.
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