Victor Estefan

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 31, 1988

Age 49

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 38

Incident

Police Officer Victor Estefan was shot and killed while making a traffic stop of a car that was driving with no headlights in front of 3315 SW 9th Terrace. As he approached the vehicle to get the driver's information he was shot and killed. The suspects, who were brothers, were arrested in southern California after a shootout with the California Highway Patrol during a nationwide manhunt. Both suspects were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. In 1997 the Florida Supreme Court overturned their convictions stating they had not received a fair trial. In March 2013 a jury declared a mistrial for the alleged gunman. The two brothers were sentenced to life in prison for the attempted murder of the California Highway Patrol officers. Officer Estefan had served with the Miami Police Department for 21 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and grandson.

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Tributes

21 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Estefan gave the Miami Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Estefan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Miami Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL

Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 31, 1988

Tour of Duty 21 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Victor Estefan served in the U.S. Army (1959â1964) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Victor Estefan is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Miami Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.

Miami Police Department

of 39 officers

51.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious