Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo 'Freddy' Ramirez's wife saved his life during a suicide attempt last month when she seized his arm, their lawyer said Monday in a statement.
The couple was driving home July 23 after they had a spat at the, where they were staying for a sheriff's conference, and police briefly placed Ramirez in handcuffs.
Hours later, Ramirez, 52, allegedly shot himself in the head on Interstate 75 in front of his wife of 30 years, Jody Ramirez. "After the seriously troubling and confusing events that had befallen them, during the drive home, with both still bewildered and distraught, Jody was able to grab her husband's arm so that the resulting injury was serious but not fatal," attorney Kendall Coffey told Fox News Digital in a statement. "She saved Freddy's life.
Ramirez remains the director of the department but is out on medical leave. He was seriously injured and is recovering at a Tampa area hospital, according to a spokesman for theLast week authorities released body camera footage and a police report that shed light on the initial dispute. A witness allegedly saw the couple arguing outside about 6:30 p.m., and Ramirez threatened to "end it now" and put a gun in his mouth, according to a statement made by aCoffey said Ramirez at no point took out his gun before checking out of the hotel that night, and there was never "even a hint of physical aggression" between him and his wife.
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