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The family of a 27-year-old man killed in a police-involved shooting in Miami Gardens held a news conference to address the actions by the officers.
The relatives of Daniel Lewis, who also went by Julio Trill, alleged that Miami Gardens Police and agents from the FBI, U.S Marshals Service, and ATF killed their loved one without cause.
“I watched my son take his last breath and that’s the hardest thing a mother could ever do,” said Angela Lewis, Daniel’s mother. “I want to know why did this have to happen?”
The family, with their attorney by their side, said officers violated their training and protocols when they shot and killed Daniel.
“He was shot and killed and law enforcement violated protocol, violated police procedures,” said Ariel Lett, the family’s lawyer.
The shooting took place on the night of May 30. According to police, officials were called in by the city to help with a rash of gun violence.
Officers said they were responding to a report of another shooting when they encountered a vehicle that was carrying Daniel’s sister and others.
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