Deputy Opens Fire on Patrol Car After Mistaking Acorn for Gunshot

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Body-camera footage shows Florida cop Jesse Hernandez firing his weapon at an unarmed, restrained suspect after mistaking an acorn for a gunshot, leading to his resignation amid an internal probe. The incident left the suspect, Marquis Jackson, traumatized, but the officer's partner, Sergeant Beth Roberts, will not face internal punishment. The department's report revealed Hernandez's denial of the findings and Roberts' belief that Hernandez had been seriously injured, despite the suspect being unarmed.
Topics:nation#body-camera-footage#florida#law-enforcement#police-misconduct#resignation#use-of-force
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