Family of Man Killed in Hialeah Police Shooting After 2017 Chase Files Lawsuit
In the ten minutes it took them to decide, Machado lay in his car bleeding to death. On Oct. 1, 2017, Hialeah police officers tried to get Machado, who was driving a white Honda Civic, to pull over. They said he had a broken tail light, but Machado kept driving. Multiple patrols began to follow Machado after an officer claimed he had tried to ram one of their units. A chase began and Machado crashed into a Metrorail column on Northwest 79th Street. Officers started shooting at Machado's car, discharging over 100 rounds of bullets. Machado was unarmed. "I think what they did was an injus...