Miami-Dade police officer involved in Tyreek Hill shooting speaks out

EXCLUSIVE:Attorneys for the Miami-Dade Police Department officer who was placed on “administrative duties” following the detention of NFL star Tyreek Hill called Monday for their client’s “immediate reinstatement.”

Ignacio Alvarez of ALGO Law Firm and Israel Reyes of Reyes Law Firm are representing the officer who was assigned to administrative duties. They released a statement to Fox News Digital just before the department released body camera footage of the Hill incident.

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“While we believe the decision to place our client on leave was premature, we respect Director Daniels’ request to conduct a thorough review of the incident involving Mr. Tyreek Hill, a position we fully support,” the attorneys said. “We urge all parties to refrain from making public statements that could misrepresent our client’s actions and mislead the public about Mr. Hill’s detention.”

“We request the immediate reinstatement of our client and a full, thorough and objective investigation, as also recommended by Director Daniels. Our client will not comment until this investigation is complete and the facts are fully disclosed.”

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Miami-Dade Police Commissioner Stephanie V. Daniels placed the officer on “administrative duties” while internal affairs conducted an investigation.

Hill has said he did nothing wrong in the incident. Drew Rosenhaus, his agent, called the officers’ conduct “completely unacceptable.”

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The department released more than an hour of video footage of the incident, showing the moment Hill was removed from his car and handcuffed.

Hill was cited for traffic violations.

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