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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Head of Miami police shoots himself on busy highway after domestic dispute

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Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez was appointed director of the Miami-Dade police department, Florida’s largest, in January 2020. Photograph: David Santiago/AP

The head of Florida’s largest police department was in critical condition at one of the state’s hospitals on Monday after shooting himself on a busy interstate following a domestic dispute.

Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, director of the Miami-Dade police department, and his wife, Jody, had earlier been asked to leave the JW Marriott hotel in Tampa’s downtown, where he was attending a sheriffs’ association conference.

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