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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office identified a 21-year-old Saturday afternoon as the man who gunned down Deputy Devin Jaramillo on Friday before killing himself. Online databases show he may be connected to high-speed police chase in New York.

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Around 3:50 p.m., Jaramillo, 27, was randomly selected to respond to a routine, minor traffic crash in the Kendall area, near Southwest 122nd Avenue and 128th Street.

Jaramillo and Steven David Rustrian, a 21-year-old involved in the crash, got into an argument for unknown reasons and then a physical scuffle began between them, the sheriff’s office said. During the tussle, Rustrian grabbed Jaramillo’s gun and shot the deputy several times.

Rustrian then went into his own car and fatally shot himself. Jaramillo was rushed to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital but died of his injuries.

Mauricio Rustrian, the 21-year-old’s father, spoke with the Herald and shared how heartbroken he was when his wife and Steven’s brothers broke the news to him.

“I’m so sorry for the deputy’s family,” he said.

He did not wish to comment further on the case or his son, saying he is waiting to see the official sheriff’s office report and for the investigation to be closed.

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Rustrian was listed as living in a home near South Miami Heights, the sheriff’s office said. The house is owned by a different person, records show, who did not answer a call for information.

Rustrian does not appear to have a South Florida-connected criminal record, according to court records.

According to online databases, Rustrian previously lived in Jamestown and Shirley, New York.

The Town of Colchester Police Department, also located in New York, posted on Facebook that a Steven Rustrian from Shirley was arrested on May 16 for reckless driving during a police pursuit.

It’s unclear if this man is the same man who took Jaramillo’s life, but online databases show the 21-year-old as the only person with that name in New York.

During that May night pursuit, Rustrian of Shirley, New York, was driving 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. When officers began to chase him, Rustrian turned off his car’s lights to try to escape police. He was unsuccessful.

Officers later learned he was driving with a suspended license and charged him with misdemeanors of aggravated unlicensed operator and reckless driving. He was additionally issued traffic summons for unlicensed operator, possession of a fictitious license, failure to obey a police officer, having only one license plate, failure to signal, failure to stop at a stop sign, and speed over 55 mph.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Saturday that her office would not be sharing any of Rustrian’s possible criminal history until the investigation proceeds further.

This story was originally published November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM.