Crime victim counting on ‘Stand Your Ground’ defense faces felony charge in disarmed teen’s shooting death
Christopher Luis defended himself from three armed robbers in February in Miami-Dade County. He suffered gunshot wounds to his left bicep and right hand and doctors treated him at the Kendall Regional Medical Center, police said.
Videos show shootings related to Miami-Dade attempted robbery in teen’s death
Surveillance videos show how a man at a drive-through ATM in Miami-Dade County’s quiet Kendale Lakes neighborhood was both the victim of an attempted robbery and a murder suspect. The Miami-Dade Police Department released two videos Tuesday that were evidence in a convoluted case that detectives dealt with earlier this year.
MyFuture MyChoice: Nicaraguan-American teen from Miami-Dade County heads to MIT
Giuliana Cabrera moved to the United States from Nicaragua when she was seven. More than a decade later, her hard work paid off. She plans to be the first in her family to get a college degree and she will be doing so at one of the most prestigious schools in the world.
Prosecutors will pursue death penalty for mother accused in murder of autistic son
MIAMI, Fla. – The mother accused of first-degree murder in the drowning death of her 9-year-old son will be facing the death penalty. A Miami-Dade grand jury indicted Patricia Ripley of West Kendall this week and prosecutors said the death penalty will be on the table. The 45-year old mother is accused of killing her autistic son, Alejandro, last May. Surveillance video captured Ripley pushing her son into a canal behind the Kendall Acres Condominiums at 103rd Avenue and Kendall Drive around 7:30 p.m. on May 21. Detectives said Ripley admitted to driving to the second location about 8:30 p.m. and pushing Alejandro into the pond-like canal where he drowned.
Memorial in honor of 9-year-old boy killed in Kendale Lakes grows
Alejandro Ripley was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The witnesses helped detectives find surveillance video showing a woman who detectives identified as Patricia Ripley, 45. Detectives grew suspicious when surveillance video showed she was in her car for about 15 minutes before she reported the fake abduction. When detectives confronted Patricia Ripley with the evidence, she said Alejandro was in a better place, according to the arrest report. Patricia Ripley faces charges of first-degree murder and premeditated attempted murder.