MIAMI — Two memorial services were held Tuesday for Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Deputy Devin M. Jaramillo, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month.
A procession leaving Caballero Funeral home occurred prior to a private service at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church for family members and other loved ones.
A public service was then held at 10 a.m. at loanDepot Park in Miami.
Law enforcement stood at attention as the hearse arrived at the stadium.
In the stadium, tens of thousands of people were in attendance, watching over Jaramillo’s casket as it was carried by the honor guard, covered with an American flag.
Jaramillo is survived by his parents and fellow officers, who paid their respects to the fallen hero.
“I will miss him every day for the rest of my life,” said Yolanda Jaramillo, Devin Jaramillo’s mother.
“Today is a sad day. We lost a hero and especially such a young officer who was starting his career,” Craig McQueen, who is a retired assistant police chief for the city of Miami, told Local 10 News.
McQueen joined Local 10 in the studio Tuesday to explain the role that the honor guard serves anytime a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty.
“Basically, the honor guard brings honor with every step. That was our motto and that was what we strived on. That uniform that you see with the honor guard is totally different from the normal uniform, and those officers have to present that, so every step of the way, every place his body moves, it will be accompanied by an honor guard member,” McQueen explained. “So it starts from the ME’s office, then it goes to the funeral home, and then it starts the service.”
MDSO Detective and Public Information Officer Argemis Colome delivered remarks at the public memorial service.
“Today we gather with hearts that are broken, yet filled with gratitude. Gratitude for a life defined by courage, kindness and a commitment to service that never wavered,” Colome said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz announced Nov. 7 that Jaramillo, 27, was “brutally attacked” after responding to a traffic crash in the 12200 block of Southwest 128th Street, in the Three Lakes neighborhood.
Good Samaritans called 911 after Jaramillo, a former Coral Gables police officer who joined MDSO last year, was shot, Cordero-Stutz said.
After the shooting, the 21-year-old gunman died by suicide, and a second person ran away, but deputies detained him about an hour later. He was later released from custody.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took Jaramillo to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where he died, according to deputies.
“He stood for duty, for integrity, for the belief that every life under his watch was worth protecting,” Colome said.
The focus Tuesday was honoring the life of Jaramillo -- a man who could’ve done anything with his life, but chose public service in law enforcement.
“You brought into this world an unbelievable human being,” Coral Gables Police Department Chief Edward Hudak Jr. told Devin Jaramillo’s parents at the memorial service. “Sometimes you meet that one special person. Let us never forget his name and what he stood for.”
Jaramillo was with MDSO for nearly two years after being an officer with the Coral Gables Police Department for four years.
“He carried both badges with honor,” Colome said. “To his family, we stand with you. To his brother and sister in uniform, we honor you.”
Jaramillo comes from a family who also served this community. His father, David Jaramillo, is a retired Miami-Dade police detective.
“I was so proud of him,” he said. “He absorbed everything that I taught him -- even if it demands the ultimate sacrifice.”
“To his fellow officer he was a good partner and to me he was my older brother who made the world a little less scary,” said Isabella Jaramillo, Devin Jaramillo’s sister. “You will always be my hero, my heart and my big brother.”
According to a program for the memorial service, Jaramillo was born and raised in Miami and graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School, Summa Cum Laude.
He later graduated from the University of Central Florida, where he majored in Criminal Justice and Public Administration.
“Deputy Jaramillo touched the lives of all who were blessed to know him, and he was an inspiration to those he worked with,” a message in the program stated. “His contributions to the Miami-Dade community and the impact of this loss will not be forgotten.”
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