At least 18 law enforcement officers fired their guns during last week's deadly shootout involving a hijacked UPS truck at a busy South Florida intersection, a police union official said Tuesday.
The UPS hijacking ended in a hail of bullets in rush-hour traffic. Police now face questions about their responseMost of those officers -- 13 -- were from Miami-Dade Police Department, having followed the truck into Broward County during a long chase, said Rod Skirvin, president of the Broward County Police Benevolent Association.
The chase began after Alexander and Hill robbed a jewelry store Thursday afternoon in Coral Gables, near Miami, and hijacked the UPS truck, police said.Police radioed that gunfire occasionally erupted from the truck even as police chased it, CNN affiliate WSVN reported.The shootout ended around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Miramar, Florida, with four people dead.Mourners place UPS delivery notes on Ordonez's car Ordonez, 27, leaves behind two daughters.
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