A Broward judge is allowing a "Stand Your Ground" hearing for one of four Miami-Dade officers charged in the death of a kidnapped UPS truck driver who was killed in a shootout in Miramar nearly six years ago.

Officer Jose Mateo is the first officer indicted in the Dec. 5, 2019 shootout that left UPS driver Frank Ordonez and bystander Richard Cutshaw dead.

Mateo was back in court on Monday after a judge decided he met the requirements for a "Stand Your Ground" hearing.

Mateo and three other officers are charged with manslaughter in the shooting of Ordonez, while only one officer is charged with manslaughter in Cutshaw's shooting. Broward Sheriff's Office

Ordonez had been working the day of the incident when there was an armed robbery and shootout at a jewelry shop in Coral Gables.

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