'No Faith In the Judicial System': Florida Judge Uses Stand Your Ground to Clear Cops Who Killed Two Innocent Bystanders

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‘No Faith In the Judicial System’: Florida Judge Uses Stand Your Ground to Clear Cops Who Killed Two Innocent Bystanders After Firing More Than 200 Rounds in Less Than 25 Seconds

By Carlos Miller | Published on: March 29, 2026

A Florida judge this week cleared three Miami-Dade cops of manslaughter in the death of two innocent bystanders, including a UPS driver whose truck was hijacked by a pair of armed robbers, claiming the cops had the right to defend themselves under the state’s controversial stand your ground law.

But Judge Ernest Albert Kollra Jr. justified his decision by claiming the cops were firing back at the suspects who had “shot and hit multiple victims, civilian and law enforcement” in a crowded intersection during rush hour.

However, the evidence that has been made public shows the four people shot and killed during the shootout, including the two suspects and two innocent bystanders, were killed by police, who fired more than 200 rounds in less than 25 seconds.

A fifth victim who survived was shot by a ricocheted bullet fired by one of the suspects inside the jewelry store about an hour before the final shootout, which was more than 20 miles away in a separate county.

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https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/03/29/florida-judge-uses-stand-your-ground-to-clear-cops-who-killed-two-innocent-bystanders-after-firing-more-than-200-rounds-in-less-than-25-seconds/

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1. No justice for the innocent victims, Floriduh really is the modern Wild West...