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Bodycam takes bullet, likely saves Florida deputy in shootout
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DELTONA, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy’s body camera played a crucial role in saving his life during a gunfight with a suspect on Monday evening.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood emphasized the vital role that the body camera played in the situation, “If you don’t believe in God, you believe in tonight.”
Chitwood held a news conference to share the details of the incident involving Deputy José Rivera and a recently graduated deputy.
Chitwood said that the two deputies were responding to a battery call in Deltona when they confronted the suspect, 31-year-old Luis Diaz Polanco, at a residence.
When Deputies Rivera and Gomez-Lopez knocked on Polanco's door, he initially appeared surprised but then slammed the door in their faces. As they peered through a window, they saw him retrieving a firearm from a box he was carrying. Polanco emerged and opened fire on Deputy Rivera, resulting in a gunfight, Chitwood reported.
It was reported that Deputy Rivera’s body camera absorbed a bullet, which likely saved him from more fatal injuries. Officials say they believe that a bullet struck the camera directly, ricocheted, and hit him in the shoulder.
In addition to the bullet that struck the deputy's body camera, Chitwood reported that another bullet passed through Deputy Rivera's thigh.
It was reported by VSO that Rivera was evacuated safely and later airlifted to a trauma center, where he was reported to be in good spirits.
Chitwood noted that this was the first time he had seen a body camera take a hit and that just six months ago the Sheriff's Office's body cameras were worn on deputies' shoulders and they moved to a new model due to it giving wide-angle coverage, it translates languages, and deputies were more comfortable mounting it on the center of their chest.
The sheriff stressed that the camera provided not only protection but also vital footage that will aid in the investigation of the shooting incident.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood emphasized the vital role that the body camera played in the situation, “If you don’t believe in God, you believe in tonight.”
Chitwood held a news conference to share the details of the incident involving Deputy José Rivera and a recently graduated deputy.
Chitwood said that the two deputies were responding to a battery call in Deltona when they confronted the suspect, 31-year-old Luis Diaz Polanco, at a residence.
When Deputies Rivera and Gomez-Lopez knocked on Polanco's door, he initially appeared surprised but then slammed the door in their faces. As they peered through a window, they saw him retrieving a firearm from a box he was carrying. Polanco emerged and opened fire on Deputy Rivera, resulting in a gunfight, Chitwood reported.
It was reported that Deputy Rivera’s body camera absorbed a bullet, which likely saved him from more fatal injuries. Officials say they believe that a bullet struck the camera directly, ricocheted, and hit him in the shoulder.
In addition to the bullet that struck the deputy's body camera, Chitwood reported that another bullet passed through Deputy Rivera's thigh.
It was reported by VSO that Rivera was evacuated safely and later airlifted to a trauma center, where he was reported to be in good spirits.
Chitwood noted that this was the first time he had seen a body camera take a hit and that just six months ago the Sheriff's Office's body cameras were worn on deputies' shoulders and they moved to a new model due to it giving wide-angle coverage, it translates languages, and deputies were more comfortable mounting it on the center of their chest.
The sheriff stressed that the camera provided not only protection but also vital footage that will aid in the investigation of the shooting incident.
Categories: Crime & Lawlessness
Zatoichi 1 month ago
yyyyyeaaaaah when someone retreats into the house like that with the door slamming and cutting of your FOV of what they might be doing, may wanna at least get a hand on those holsters guys...
deadmanj82 1 month ago
Make him walk to he car that is furthest away hahahaha love these DEI's
Zatoichi 1 month ago
He looks like that one asshole killer who would've turned serial if it wasn't the 2010's and being so stupid, caught almost instantly,
murdering his hot neighbor who rejected his advances, she was a real pretty, thicc thigh muscle jogging type too, what a waste
But I hate any shit for brains fatso with over big, curly black hair trying to pull off that over bangs goth look especially with the hairline off to one far side, so fuckin fugly
and they so consistently prove to be losers minimum, total psychos at max
ScreaminMime 1 month ago
WHADDAYA DOIN?
You had a female cop with you, send her to knock on the door.
No one wants to shoot a woman and if he does you can propagandize that and send him to prison with that scarlet letter 
dingus369 1 month ago
@ScreaminMime Women cops get shot all the time are you retarded
Zatoichi 1 month ago
@ScreaminMime That's completely untrue, based on comments here and YNC, if anything there's people more likely to shoot because it's a woman, the policemen were just careless in how they approached the door, then how they stood after knocking, they should be priming themselves to expect something if the suspect slams the door on them
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