Police in Florida opened fire on a suspect handcuffed in a patrol car after mistaking the sound of a falling acorn for a gunshot.
Marquis Jackson, a 22-year-old black man, was trapped in the back seat of the vehicle and was forced to “play dead to prevent getting shot in the head”.
Officers had arrested Mr Jackson on the morning of Nov 12 on suspicion of stealing his girlfriend’s car.
Although “verbally non-co-operative”, according to a Sheriff’s Report, he did not offer any physical resistance as he was handcuffed and walked to the police car.
Bodycam footage shows one of the officers, Deputy Jesse Hernandez, standing outside his vehicle when an acorn strikes the roof of his vehicle.
Apparently believing Mr Jackson had started shooting at him, he threw himself to the ground, shouting “shots fired” and “I’m hit” as he emptied his semi-automatic pistol into the car.
He then crawled into cover behind a different vehicle, telling his colleague that he was unharmed but may have been struck in his protective vest.
#police #crime #usa
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Squirrel: hey fellow squirrel look what i am going to do throws acorn at the car
This is what all the memes were about XD
I think that was from that same squirrel on the Geico commerical that caused the car to Swerve off the road?
The suspect is now a veteran of Squirreled War 1.
The squirrels are looking for him. They think he's nuts.
Isn't this the plot to Chicken Little?
The darksouls panic rolling
in 0:09, if u watch it frame by frame u can see an acorn dropping on the roof of a car lmao, looks like this officer had and ptsd
My guy heard a nut bounce off a metal roof dark souls combat rolled twice then initiated a firefight with his own imagination resualting in the officer geting "shot" by said imagination?
People need to quit acting like this is a common occurrence
This cop is on drugs
He had a episode😂
Dat cop a goofy😂
Some chicks think it funny to call the police and have their boyfriend arrested, notice the smirk on the chicks face when she was filling out the paperwork? Dupers delight until the bullets started flying, now she has no money coming in from a righteously pissed off boyfriend.
I speculate to guess.
Yo what is this chicken little ?
Qualified immunity got to go, and every police officer should have a law degree they need to know the law they enforce
Police incompetence at its best right here 😂😂
“Shots fired”😂😂😂😂
Was hoping to see boomers defending this cop.
This is why cops shouldn't have weapons
Yes~ Freedom! And they dare to speak that Russia is police state.
They have improved their training so it doesn't happen again.
They told officers, don't fire off your gun reckless like at an acorn
That poor officer, my condolences to him for surviving such a horrific attack
This guy and the girl should both be charged for atempted murder.
Well if i wasn't a suspect i wouldn't have to worry, just sayin.
Of course idiot cop as usual no wonder their standards are low and any idiot can become a cop.
did the suspect survive
Lesson is dont commit crimes.
shamefully a guy with a latin last name acted as cowardly as any vicious man that just got cold turkey
The podcast Work Stoppage episode 195 brought me here.
There was no falling acorn wtf
This is why I'll never visit America
Americans at their best!
Coward
Why he not in jail?
How did he pass the psyc exam😮.
That squirrel from ice age is the culprit 🤨
It's nuts how he took the phrase 'they're in the trees' on another level…
It’s freaking NUTS
Gotta love america