The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is recovering at a Tampa hospital after shooting himself Sunday on the side of Interstate 75, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed. Tampa police said Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez, 52, was at the Marriott Waterside in Tampa for a law enforcement conference over the weekend. Officers arrived at the hotel just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports that a man had pointed a gun at himself outside. Police were directed to the 12th floor where they saw a woman exit a room followed by Ramirez, according to Tampa police. For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/miami-police-director-alfredo-freddy-ramirez-tampa/67-234a71de-5129-4c93-8bba-54c6f6bdc664 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay