Florida Police Detective Dies at Headquarters

MIAMI BEACH, Florida -- A 28-year veteran of the Miami Beach Police Department died Wednesday morning after a “medical emergency.”

Detective Larry Marrero was on duty at the department’s headquarters at 1100 Washington Ave. when he had the incident, according to the department. TV helicopters followed a Miami Beach fire rescue unit and police escort as he was rushed to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he died.

The department shared the news of the death on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, writing that the department and the Miami Beach Fraternal Order of Police “regret to share news of the passing of one our officers. The officer experienced a medical emergency earlier today at PD. We kindly ask for your prayers and request the family’s privacy be respected.”

The department described Marrero as a decorated officer who “was currently serving as a background investigator, but he had previously served with distinction in a variety of assignments, including patrol, marine patrol, and as a school resource officer, an auto-theft investigator and a homicide detective,” according to detective Ernesto Rodriguez, the police department’s spokesman.

Marrero was also a 20-year member of the department’s SWAT unit.

“Detective Marrero was a consummate professional who always excelled in his assignments,” Rodriguez added. “Revered as a leader among his peers and supervisors alike, Larry will be truly missed.”

Marrero’s cause of death has not been released and funeral arrangements have been not been announced.

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