‘It was not an ambush': New details released after deputy fatally shot in Miami-Dade: Sheriff

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz shared new details on Saturday after a deputy was fatally shot while responding to a traffic crash the day before.

A press conference was held at the MDSO headquarters.

On Friday, Deputy Devin Jaramillo, 27, was shot shortly before 4 p.m. in the area of the 12200 block of Southwest 128th Street.

During the press conference, Cordero-Stutz addressed rumors revolving around the incident.

“It was not an ambush,” Cordero-Stutz said. “Our deputy was not ambushed.”

She said Jaramillo was dispatched to a traffic crash, and that the call was just like any other one a deputy would receive, and that he and the subject did not know each other.

“This call was a random assigned call, a very minor police response call, a traffic accident with minor damage, so it could have been anyone,” she said. “There’s no reason, and we have no intelligence that there was any connection.

Cordero-Stutz said that during Jaramillo’s investigation of the traffic crash, he and the subject involved in the crash got into a verbal dispute, which then escalated into a physical one.

As the two continued their dispute, Cordero-Stutz said the subject began fighting with Jaramillo and at one point, was able to take the deputy’s firearm and shot him several times.

“The subject, after shooting our deputy, entered his own vehicle and took his own life,” Cordero-Stutz said.

The suspect was identified as 21-year-old Steven David Rustrian.

Cordero-Stutz also said there was a second subject who was involved in the original traffic crash and was detained, but has since been released and will not face any charges.

After Jaramillo was shot, several witnesses in the area called 911, and deputies responded to the scene and gave Jaramillo first aid before he was rushed to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries, the sheriff said.

Footage also showed Coral Gables Police, Florida Highway Patrol troopers and FBI agents at the scene.

At the press conference, Cordero-Stutz praised Jaramillo and called him a homegrown hero.

“He was what every parent would want their kid to grow into,” she said.

Jaramillo was born and raised in South Florida and graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School, where he became friends with Jose Gonzalez.

NBC6 spoke with Gonzalez, who praised Jaramillo’s career.

“I remember when he passed the academy, I was texting him, congratulating him,” he said. He was super excited.”

After graduating from the University of Central Florida in 2019, he became a Coral Gables Police officer and received Officer of the Month in 2023.

“I would just like to thank the city for this recognition as well as Chief Hudak,” Jaramillo said in 2023. “As well as the other officers who assisted me there, I couldn’t have done it alone. We are blessed, blessed to have you here in the City.”

And as the community continues to remember him, there was an outpour of support during a procession to the funeral home.

“For me, what I remember is always his laugh,” Gonzalez said. “You can’t forget his laugh. If you were lucky to hear his laugh and see him smile, it’s just contagious.”

Several Florida officials gave their condolences for Deputy Jaramillo.

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“I’m praying for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot this afternoon in the line of duty. Our entire community stands with this brave officer, his family and fellow deputies, and all our men and women in uniform who put themselves at risk to protect our community,” she said.

Pure emotion was felt throughout the weekend.

NBC6 is working to learn about any funeral arrangements for the fallen deputy.