The deputy misinterpreted the sound of an acorn striking the patrol vehicle as a gunshot.
On November 12, 2023, an incident involving Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, led to the resignation of Deputy Jesse Hernandez following an officer-involved shooting. Responding to a disturbance involving Marquis Jackson, accused of grand theft auto and making threats, deputies apprehended Jackson after the victim reported his possession of firearms and a silencer. During the ongoing investigation, Hernandez mistakenly interpreted an acorn hitting the patrol car as a gunshot, resulting in both Hernandez and Sergeant Beth Roberts discharging their weapons into the vehicle with Jackson handcuffed inside. No injuries were reported, and subsequent investigations judged Hernandez's response as not objectively reasonable, leading to his resignation, while Roberts was exonerated.
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@githii Fucking morons screaming im hit 😂 this why I don’t call police no matter what tf is going on. Fuck the police 💯
@githii The squirrel the next day...
@githii Holy shit I couldn't believe this was true but yeah, you can see the acorn for literally 1 frame before it makes a littles "click" sound. According to the report it took 8 seconds from hearing the acorn to mag dumping his car with an unarmed suspect inside sheriff-okaloosa.org/wp-content/upl…
@githii I’m convinced he just wanted to be cool and to a barrel roll and shoot his gun