Ferguson is a suburb of St. Louis where the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown served as a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement.
"[6] In 1984, Moss worked as a public service aide for Miami Police Department and decided to pursue a career in law enforcement.
Within three years, he was a patrolman on the streets of Miami's historically black communities, Overtown, Liberty City, Allapattah and Coconut Grove.
In that role, Moss caught national attention when he spoke for the police department while Little Havana suffered violence and fires in 2000 after federal agents took Elian Gonzalez.
[7][6][8] Orosa credited Moss for contributing to the improved relationship between Miami's African-American communities and the police department.