Florida deputy fires weapon after mistaking sound of acorn hitting patrol car for gunshot

In an incident captured on newly released body camera footage, a Florida deputy is observed firing multiple rounds at his patrol vehicle after mistakenly interpreting the sound of an acorn hitting the car’s roof as a muted gunshot.

The video is part of an investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office, revealing the dramatic moments in November 2023 when the deputy discharged his weapon while a handcuffed suspect was situated inside the patrol vehicle.

“I’m hit! I’m hit!” the deputy, Jesse Hernandez, can be heard yelling, though no one was shooting at him.

As he fell to the ground, Hernandez shouted “Shots fired!” on four occasions, as depicted in the video and detailed in an internal investigation conducted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office of Professional Standards.

Subsequently, he discharged his weapon at the patrol vehicle, ABC News reported.

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