Fort Lauderdale Police Department Detective Eliezer Ramos did nothing wrong when he shot a peaceful protester in the face with a rubber bullet at a Black Lives Matters protest on May 31, the department announced at a news conference Thursday.
An internal affairs investigation determined it was not Ramos鈥� 鈥渋ntention鈥� to strike the protester, LaToya Ratlieff, according to Interim Police Chief Patrick Lynn.
鈥淭o Ms. Ratlieff, we have worked together all the facts of this case for a clear understanding of what occurred,鈥� Lynn said. 鈥淥n behalf of the men and women of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, I want to express my sincerest apologies for the experience you have had with our police department.鈥�
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