Head of Miami police shoots himself on busy highway after domestic dispute

Alfredo Freddy' Ramirez in critical but stable condition after shooting following earlier altercation attended by Tampa officers

The head of Florida's largest police department was in critical condition at one of the state's hospitals on Monday after shooting himself on a busy interstate following a domestic dispute.

Alfredo Freddy" Ramirez, director of the Miami-Dade police department, and his wife, Jody, had earlier been asked to leave the JW Marriott hotel in Tampa's downtown, where he was attending a sheriffs' association conference.