Police Escort Body Of Fallen Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino To ME's Office

Miami FL

20 October, 2021

6:08 PM

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By Joan Murray, CBS Miami October 20, 2021 The body of fallen Hollywood police Officer Yandy Chirino was escorted from Memorial Regional Hospital to the Broward Medical Examiner's Office on Monday were dozens of police officers from several different departments and Broward sheriff's deputies were on hand to honor him. Chirino was shot Sunday night when he and fellow officers responded to a suspicious person call in the 4000 block of North Hills Drive. According to the call, a person on a bicycle was pulling on vehicle door handles and attempting to break into them. "Officers responded to the area and came in contact with a suspect. At that point an altercation took place and Officer Yandy Chirino was shot," said Police Chief Chris O'Brien. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.