Crime & Justice

Bizarre Footage Shows Cop Open Fire After Mistaking Acorn for Gunshot

‘DAMAGED FOR LIFE’

The officer involved, Jesse Hernandez, resigned amid an internal probe that determined he wasn’t justified to open fire at an unarmed, restrained suspect.

Josh Fiallo
Josh Fiallo 

Breaking News Reporter

Screengrab from body-camera footage showing an officer with his gun drawn in the direction of his patrol vehicle.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Josh Fiallo

Josh Fiallo

Breaking News Reporter

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