Family, friends hold memorial for woman killed in crossfire of police-involved shooting in Wynwood
Devastated loved ones gathered to grieve a woman who was shot and killed in the crossfire of a police-involved shooting in Miami s Wynwood neighborhood The memorial was held just strategies away from where police declared -year-old Evelyn Valdes lost her life on June It was the first time family members and friends of the victim appeared at the spot where she died Attendees mentioned they gathered to honor her life and call for accountability Nobody right now in any of these clubs bars restaurants have any thought in their mind of this type of tragedy happening to them or to someone they love announced Jose Valdes the victim s brother News cameras captured mourners placing flowers candles and a painting from a stranger who was moved by her story in the memorial area Several signs that read Justiceforevelyn were tied to a gate According to Miami Police Evelyn was out celebrating her th birthday when she was tragically hit by a stray bullet during a police-involved shooting near Northwest rd Street and First Court Detectives disclosed -year-old Norman Lindo was shot and killed after a gunfire exchange with Miami Police Observers declared Lindo had been kicked out of a nightclub and wouldn t listen to officers orders leading to the standoff One of the bullets hit Evelyn in the chest as she was riding through the area in the back seat of a car according to her family Over a month later loved ones continue their quest for answers to find out what exactly happened all those weeks ago I have to sit here and see my mother crying waking up at in the morning every day expecting the same phone call disclosed Jose She s selfless She s compassionate courageous She fought tooth and nail for every single person and now I have to do the same for her Evelyn s family noted they are demanding answers after receiving little to no information from leadership for the last six weeks The same corner where everything happened Looking at a shot detector over cameras Somebody had to see something Somebody has proof video footage of something and I have no answers noted Jose Now Evelyn s family hopes that with her name and face displayed in plain sight her incident won t be forgotten We need closure and my sister necessities justice and we need answers commented Jose Evelyn s family and their attorney are asking for the constituents s help in gathering any photos or videos from the night of the fatal shooting
