The Tribune

By LEANDRA ROLLE

Tribune Chief Reporter

lrolle@tribunemedia.net

MONTHS after the shooting of Sylvens Metayer, the man purportedly behind the release of voice notes that plunged the police force into controversy this year, Florida police say they still have no updates on the investigation.

The Tribune contacted Hollywood Police Department Public Information Manager Deanna Bettineschi yesterday.

“I have checked with our detectives and there are no additional updates at this time,” she said.

Mr Metayer, who lives in the United States, was shot on July 8 during a live Facebook broadcast at his home. He sustained injuries to his back and left foot and was grazed under his right eye, but returned to Facebook nearly two weeks after the shooting.

Before he was shot, Mr Metayer made many disparaging claims about senior police officers and government officials, many of them challenging to follow. He continued making unsubstantiated claims after returning to social media.

Mr Metayer was seemingly the first to expose voice notes that led former Criminal Investigation Department head Chief Superintendent of Police Michael Johnson to take garden leave.

The voice notes purport to reveal a quid-pro-quo arrangement involving a senior police officer, a lawyer, and two murdered men, Michael Fox Jr and Dino Smith.

Outgoing police Commissioner Clayton Fernander has said the police corruption probe is expected to be completed by the end of the year, but officials have not given the media an update this month.