Victor Estefan was a 49-year-old Miami Police Department officer who was shot during a routine traffic stop on March 30, 1988, after stopping a vehicle for driving without headlights. As he approached the car to obtain the driver's information he was shot multiple times by the occupants and died 12 hours later.

The occupants were identified as brothers Dennis and Douglas Escobar. They were captured in southern California after a nationwide manhunt that ended in a shootout with the California Highway Patrol. Both were initially convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death, but the Florida Supreme Court overturned those convictions in 1997, finding they had not received a fair trial. Subsequent proceedings included a 2013 mistrial for Dennis Escobar; in 2014 he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received concurrent terms including 37 years plus 15 years for firearm possession, while Douglas accepted a similar plea the year before. Family members publicly expressed grief and dissatisfaction with the plea deals.

Anyone who knew Officer Estefan, was at the scene that night, or has information about the case is asked to come forward.