Crime · North Miami, FL
DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for 1992 North Miami Cop Killer; Execution Set Dec. 1
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Friday for Ricardo Gonzalez, 56, convicted in the Jan. 3, 1992, murder of North Miami Police Officer Steven Bauer during an ambush at a bank robbery. The execution is scheduled Dec. 1 at Florida State Prison near Starke. Bauer, 39, was a father of three who grew up in North Miami and had served as a police officer for 12 years.