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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

Breaking News Reporter

Published Feb. 14 2024 1:02PM EST

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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