STARTLING VIDEO: Deputy shoots thug threatening child with a knife
Florida police have released borderline graphic video of when a sheriff’s deputy was forced to take down a thug who had a knife and was threatening the life of a 7-year-old child.
The footage is from bodycam documentation of the confrontation between Antonio Gonzalez, of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and the late Mario Comacho, 27, who died in the episode.
The video of the deputy confronting the suspect, who was reported to have a knife at the child’s throat and was choking him, in a back room of a house in Brandon, Florida:
The sheriff’s office later issued a statement about the incident.
Authorities said the confrontation happened on Sunday when deputies got a call about a domestic violence situation.
The caller said Camacho was armed with a knife and threatening the little boy.
“Once on scene, the suspect barricaded himself with his brother in a back bedroom. Deputies heard the child screaming for help and kicked down the door. Deputies encountered the suspect, who was holding a knife and refusing to let go of the child. The suspect was wearing a motorcycle helmet and two tactical vests with ballistic plates. After several commands to drop the knife, our deputy shot the suspect, rescuing the brother,” authorities reported.
Camacho was pronounced dead at Brandon Regional Hospital.