[A Florida sheriff’s deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol cruiser for a gunshot and fired multiple times at the SUV where a handcuffed Black man was sitting in the backseat, officials said.
As Hernandez approached the passenger side door of his patrol car, he heard a popping sound which he later told investigators he perceived to be a gunshot. And he said he believed he had been hit.
“He began yelling ‘shots fired’ multiple times, falling to the ground and rolling,” the sheriff’s report said. “He fired into the patrol car.”
Sgt Beth Roberts heard the gunfire and Hernandez’s screams – and began firing into the car as well, the report said.]
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All I can say is, thank god we don't have acorn shooting squirrels like that here!
As Hernandez approached the passenger side door of his patrol car, he heard a popping sound which he later told investigators he perceived to be a gunshot. And he said he believed he had been hit.
“He began yelling ‘shots fired’ multiple times, falling to the ground and rolling,” the sheriff’s report said. “He fired into the patrol car.”
Sgt Beth Roberts heard the gunfire and Hernandez’s screams – and began firing into the car as well, the report said.]
The 'action' starts just after 9.55mins in.
All I can say is, thank god we don't have acorn shooting squirrels like that here!
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