25-year-old man faces 25 child porn charges after deputy-involved shooting in SW Miami-Dade that killed brother

A -year-old man who was taken into custody following a deputy-involved shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade that left his younger brother dead is facing a slew of child pornography charges officials noted leaving the siblings family torn between tragedy and troubling statements Cristian Barata was charged with counts of possession of child porn and counts of attempting to promote or distribute child porn His charges come a day after Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office deputies surrounded their home located in the area of Southwest th Street and nd Place in the Palmetto Estates neighborhood Surveillance video shows the moment MDSO s Special Response Unit served a search warrant at around a m on Tuesday Deputies could be seen banging on the front fence with a sledgehammer and calling out commands over a loudspeaker Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office serving a warrant put your hands up declared a deputy over the loudspeaker A woman a child and a man were escorted outside moments later Cristian and Christopher s stepfather Israel Lopez explained he awoke to the loud noises I heard bam bam on the fence when I realized the SWAT club was around the house he noted Within minutes Cristian s brother identified by family members as -year-old Christopher Barata was dead and Cristian was placed in handcuffs and taken into custody My wife is devastated She has no children right now One is in jail one is dead announced Lopez According to Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz deputies made contact with Christopher once inside the house and he refused commands to drop a gun A subject armed came to the door and confronted our deputies Our deputies fired their operation weapon announced Cordero-Stutz Deputies disclosed they performed lifesaving measures but Christopher died at the home The siblings mother overcome with grief spoke with News in Spanish outside the home They killed my son they killed him she explained Inside the home at least three bullet holes marked where the gunfire erupted Invesitgators stated the search warrant was not related to Christopher but part of a years-long review by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit that was focused on Cristian The suspect is now facing over two dozen sex offenses involving children This included trading in this type of pornography and sexual abuse as well as watching announced Cordero-Stutz The brothers family members disclosed they don t believe the charges and called for transparency including the release of body camera video from the shooting As of late Wednesday morning Cristian s bond has yet to be set It remains unclear whether Christopher had any involvement in these accusations Because this was a deputy-involved shooting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over part of the inquiry