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Bodycam Takes Direct Hit as Volusia Deputy Is Shot Twice During Battery Investigation, Sheriff Says
- On Monday, a deputy was shot twice during a response in Deltona, and one bullet hit his body camera, which investigators believe may have saved his life, Chitwood said.
- Responding to an earlier DeLand assault and a tip from the suspect’s mother, deputies went to the Deltona home and approached with a trainee deputy present.
- After the shootout, deputies rushed Rivera to a hospital and he was later airlifted to Halifax Health trauma center, Daytona Beach; Rivera is conscious, alert and joking with medical staff.
- The VSO plans to release the 911 call, bodycam video, and a photo of the suspect, and will send the damaged camera to the manufacturer for footage recovery, with the suspect in custody.
- Neighbors described the scene as nerve‑wracking, and FDLE agents are questioning the suspect, with officials calling it a developing story, as Sheriff Chitwood said the alleged shooter has a history of violence and mental illness.
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A Florida deputy's body camera may have saved his life during a shooting with an armed suspect. Here's how. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)
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