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Matt Agorist
\nThe Free Thought Project<\/p>\n
Miramar, FL \u2014 Two innocent civilians were gunned down on Thursday in a tragedy that unfolded in Miramar, Florida. Family and friends are now grieving the loss of a UPS driver killed after being taken hostage by armed robbers. An innocent bystander who just happened to be driving down the highway was also killed in the crossfire as responding cops hid behind the vehicles of bystanders, using them as human shields.<\/p>\n
The deadly incident began as an armed robbery Thursday afternoon at a Regent Jewelers in Coral Gables. When the thugs escaped the robbery, they hijacked a UPS truck as the driver was making deliveries. The two suspects also reportedly stole a U-Haul truck before carjacking the UPS truck, but the chase tragically ended in the UPS truck.<\/p>\n
According to the\u00a0report:<\/a><\/p>\n The truck led police on a long chase, hopping curbs, doing U-turns and maneuvering around other vehicles and police. There appeared to be dozens of police officers and vehicles in pursuit of the UPS truck as it sped along multi-lane roads and through intersections, and at one point, the line of emergency vehicles trailing the truck stretched for about half a mile.<\/p>\n By the time the chase ended, more than 40 emergency vehicles were stopped behind the truck, lights flashing.<\/p>\n The incident came to an end when the truck encountered stopped traffic at an intersection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Some 19 officers from five different agencies surrounded the UPS truck on the highway with weapons drawn. As the video shows, the officers placed innocent civilians between them and the robbers, literally using them as human shields.<\/p>\n As the helicopter footage shows, the robbers inside the truck were firing shots from inside. However, they were heavily outgunned by the officers who were estimated to have unloaded over 200 rounds into the truck.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is what dangerous people do to get away, and this is what dangerous people will do to avoid capture,\u201d Coral Gables Police Chief Edward J. Hudak Jr. said.<\/p>\n UPS issued a statement Thursday night, saying, \u201cWe are deeply saddened to learn a UPS service provider was a victim of this senseless act of violence. We extend our condolences to the family and friends of our employee and the other victims involved in this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n WFOR reported the name of the driver as Frank Ordonez, one of four people killed in the incident. His brother told\u00a0CBS Miami<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0he\u2019d been a driver with UPS for the past five years but that this was his first day as a solo UPS driver. Ordonez leaves behind his wife and one-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n It is still unclear as to who fired first in this situation. However, one thing is perfectly clear and that is the fact that police were seen using innocent civilians as human shields, placing them all in danger.<\/p>\n When asked if the UPS driver was killed by police or the robbers, the FBI could not say, only reporting that it is now part of an investigation.<\/p>\n George Piro, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent,\u00a0told reporters<\/a>\u00a0it would be \u201ccompletely inappropriate\u201d to discuss whether the UPS driver or the bystander may have been hit by officers\u2019 gunfire.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have just begun to process the crime scene,\u201d he said. \u201cAs you can imagine, this is going to be a very complicated crime scene.\u201d<\/p>\n While the FBI isn\u2019t saying much, Ordonez\u2019 stepfather claims he knows who is responsible \u2014 the cops.<\/p>\n \u201cThey murdered him,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Joe Merino, the stepfather of Frank Ordonez, told\u00a0Local 10 News.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI hope you can understand that and how I feel because it could have been prevented.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have common sense, like we all do, and it shows me, where\u2019s the protocol? Where was protocol? Where was SWAT? Where was the hostage negotiator? Where was the sniper?\u201d Merino said. \u201cThey shot him dead!\u201dMorena told Local 10 that police ignored the safety of everyone involved when they reacted to the situation on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe negligence, the irresponsibility, the lack of life, the lack of concern,\u201d Merino said. \u201cThe disregard for life for the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s bullets everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a war zone. How can this happen in today\u2019s day and age?\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, multiple videos from bystanders show a chaotic scene unfold as police exchange gunfire with the armed robbers, as Merino notes \u2014 \u201clike the wild wild west.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinreinosoo\/status\/1202742863785840645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202742863785840645&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefreethoughtproject.com%2Fpolice-civilians-human-shields-shoot-out%2F<\/p>\n In the videos you can clearly see officers using innocent motorists as shields from multiple angles.<\/p>\n Continue reading at: WATCH: Innocent People Killed as Cops Use Civilians as Literal Human Shields in Shoot Out<\/a><\/p>\n