US police officer shoots at unarmed suspect after mistaking acorn drop for gunshot

US police officer shoots at unarmed suspect after mistaking acorn drop for gunshot
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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.

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  1. 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?

  2. 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.

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