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South Florida Cop Who Shot Black Woman In Face with Rubber Bullet Cleared of Wrongdoing, Police Chief Says the Officer Was Aiming for Another Protester A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, officer who shot a protester in the face with a rubber bullet at a Black Lives Matter protest last year, leaving her with horrific injuries, has been cleared of wrongdoing. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department announced at a Thursday press conference that Detective Eliezer Ramos did not intentionally strike LaToya Ratlieff with the rubber bullet during a May 31 protest. “Detective Ramos identified and targeted...

A cop shot a peaceful protester in the face with a rubber bullet. The city cleared him Nicholas Nehamas and Rosmery Izaguirre, The Miami Herald © Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS LaToya Ratlieff talks about her experience on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, after police shot her in the face with a rubber projectile at an anti-police brutality protest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 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...

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Officer who shot protester in the face with rubber bullet 'exonerated,' chief says Print this article A Florida police chief on Thursday said the officer who shot a protester in the face with a rubber bullet during prolonged demonstrations in late May will not face charges or be punished for his actions. Interim Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Patrick Lynn said the decision was based on a monthslong, 600-hour investigation that involved over two dozen sworn statements, body camera reviews, and the hiring of an "independent use of force expert." The inquiry stemmed from a May 31, 2020, incident...

BLM protester shot in eye by police officer says exoneration didn’t come as surprise Updated:  Tags:  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – LaToya Ratlieff, who was shot in the eye with a rubber bullet last May during a Black Lives Matter protest in Fort Lauderdale told reporters Friday that she was not surprised the detective who shot her has been cleared of wrongdoing. “I would like to say that I was disappointed, but honestly, it was expected,” Ratlieff said. “We’ve seen this happen before. We’ve seen this happen too many times, and we’ve seen this happen tremendously when it comes to ...