MIRAMAR, Fla. – Friends and family have identified the UPS truck driver who was killed in a shootout between police and the suspects who held him hostage, reports KPRC 2 partner WPLG.
Friends identified the 27-year-old victim in Thursday afternoon’s shootout as Frank Ordonez.
The FBI said four people, including the UPS driver, were killed after robbers stole the driver's truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire in Miramar.
It was not immediately clear who fired the shots that killed the UPS driver or the bystander.
“We are deeply saddened that UPS service provider Frank Ordonez passed away from a senseless act of violence on Dec. 5, 2019,” UPS said in a statement.