Homestead Police Shooting: Bodycam Video Shows Justified Killing of Armed Suspect

Officer-Involved Shooting in Homestead

• 🎥 Body camera video has been released showing a deadly confrontation between Homestead police officers and an armed suspect.
• 🎯 The incident occurred at a Homestead home after neighbors reported the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Leandro Chong, acting erratically and appearing to carry a gun.

Escalation and Fatal Encounter

• ⚠️ Officers were initially called to the scene where Chong was seen talking to himself and holding a gun, but that incident ended peacefully.
• 🚨 Hours later, Homestead Police and SWAT returned when Chong was found armed and throwing rocks at officers.
• 💥 When Chong failed to comply with commands to drop the weapon, officers say they were forced to fire, resulting in his death.

State Attorney's Findings

• ⚖️ The state attorney's office has sided with the officers, stating their actions were justified.
• 🔫 Although the suspect was reportedly carrying a BB gun, the four officers who discharged their weapons were cleared.
• 💔 Chong's girlfriend stated he had recently been ordered by a judge to undergo mental health treatment, which he never received.