The Miami police director who shot himself Sunday evening on Interstate 75 was prepared to resign following an incident at a Tampa hotel, a county leader said. Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava shared during a news conference Wednesday that she spoke with Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, 52, a few hours after police say they received reports that a man pointed a gun at himself outside the Marriott Waterside. He told her he wanted to turn in his resignation. “I had a very brief conversation with the chief around 8:30 p.m. He was very remorseful, and I reassured him that we would talk the following morning,” Cava said. She said that Ramirez told her that he had made “mistakes” and he was headed back to Miami. Ramirez is currently at a Tampa-area hospital and is in recovery after ongoing surgery on Monday. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/miami-police-director-shot-update/67-ec252e07-8133-4a2e-aa08-4c8720cb118a ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay