Miami police cleared after stray bullet killed woman in Wynwood shooting

Prosecutors have cleared Miami police officers of wrongdoing after newly released bodycam footage showed them accidentally killing a woman on June 14, 2025, the New York Post reported. Evelyn Valdes, 28, was struck and killed while celebrating her birthday inside her vehicle when officers opened fire on an armed suspect in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. [1]

The footage shows officers firing 14 times at Norman Lindo, who was carrying a handgun and pushing through people on a street filled with nightclub revelers, according to the New York Post. Valdes was sitting behind the wheel of her SUV when she was struck by a stray bullet. Officials told the outlet that the bodycam footage lacked audio during the initial interaction because the camera was muted until after the shooting ended. [1]

The release of the video and the decision by prosecutors to clear the officers of any criminal wrongdoing enraged relatives of Valdes, the New York Post reported. [1]