Miami-Dade Shooting Follows ICAC Investigation, Leaves Oneโข Dead and โFamily in Disbelief
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – December 2, 2025 – A police operation conducted by the Internet Crimesโ Against Children (ICAC) unit in Palmetto Estates resulted inโค a fatal shooting and the arrest of a second individual, sparking a tense standoffโ and accusations of a wrongful raid from the โขfamily involved.โ The incident occurred at a โhome โคlocated at 15513 SW 102nd Court.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz โannounced that agents, executing a search warrant stemmingโข from a year-long investigation into the exchange and possession of child sexual abuse material, were confronted byโ an armed man โฃwhen they announced โขtheir presence. The man died โat โฃthe scene after agents โopened fire, according to Sheriff Cordero-Stutz.
Followingโ the shooting,โข a second subject was arrested in connection โwith โthe investigation, which reportedly involved โalleged victims ranging “from โbabies to six years old.”
However, the โฃofficial account isโ sharply contested by the family โฃresiding at the home. Zaida Gonzรกlez, mother of โone โขofโข the โคresidents, arrived at the scene distraught after receiving aโ call from her son. “my son called me andโฃ said, ‘Run, mom. The SWAT came in. And theyโฃ killed myโ stepson,'” she told Telemundo 51. gonzรกlez claims she received noโข clarification for the raid and was only โasked to pick up her three-year-old grandson.
Yudimiโฃ Rodrรญguez, a family member who lives at theโค residence with her children, husband, โคand mother, identified the deceased asโ Christian Barata, 25 years old.โข Her son, Christopher, 21, was taken into โcustody during the operation. In a tearful statement sharedโ by Telemundo 51, Rodrรญguez stated, “They tookโ me out of โthe โคhouse as if we โฃwere criminals โฃand myโฃ son was left alone there bleeding. Theyโฃ killed him. Theyโ ended my son’s life. I will never get over this tragedy.”
Rodrรญguez vehementlyโ denies theโฃ allegations against her family,asserting,”Everythingโ they are saying is a lie. My childrenโ work, they don’t go out,โ they don’tโ drink, they don’t smoke, they don’t use drugs. Work and home, nothing more.”
Family members allege the agents may have raided โฃthe โwrong home, a โฃclaim Sheriffโ Cordero-Stutz refuted. โฃ”There is no evidence. We only made contact with a singleโค house. The subject we have in custody is the โindividual who had the searchโ warrant againstโ him,” she told Telemundo 51.
Theโ Florida Department of Law enforcement โค(FDLE) has assumed the investigation into โtheโข officer-involved shooting, standard procedure in such cases.
This incident โhighlights the sensitive nature of ICACโ investigations and theโ potentialโข for tragic outcomes during โคhigh-riskโ operations. The case remains under investigation as authorities work to determine the full circumstances surrounding the shooting and the allegations againstโ those involved.
