Florida: Police officer resigns after shooting at unarmed suspect after mistaking acorn for gunshot

Florida deputy mistakes falling acorn for gunshot, fires into patrol car with suspect inside

A Florida sheriff's deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol vehicle for a gunshot and fired multiple times at the SUV where a handcuffed Black man was sitting in the backseat, officials said.

Deputy Fires At Unarmed Suspect, Apparently Mistaking Acorn For Gunshot

The deputy sprayed his patrol vehicle with bullets after incorrectly believing that he had been shot, according to authorities in Florida.

Florida deputy mistakes falling acorn for gunshot, fires into patrol car with Black man inside

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol vehicle’s roof for a gunshot and fired multiple times at the SUV where a handcuffed Black man was sitting in the backseat. The man was being questioned in November about stealing his girlfriend’s car. He wasn’t injured and was later released without being charged. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office recently released the body camera footag…

Florida deputy mistakes falling acorn for gunshot, fires into patrol car with Black man inside

A Florida sheriff’s deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol vehicle's roof for a gunshot and fired multiple times at the SUV where a handcuffed Black man

Video shows deputy repeatedly shoot at man after mistaking sound of acorn for gunshot

A Florida deputy has resigned after he mistook the sound of an acorn falling on his patrol vehicle for a gunshot, opening fire on a Black man who was handcuffed inside.The deputy-involved shooting occurred on Nov. 12 in Fort Walton Beach on Florida's panhandle.An Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office internal investigation revealed that the noise Deputy Jesse Hernandez mistook for a gunshot was an acorn that fell onto the roof of his patrol vehicle.B…

‘I’m hit!’: Florida deputy opens fire at unarmed suspect after mistaking falling acorn for gunshot

Editor's Note: The deputy opens fire around 10:00 into the video. OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJW) – A deputy has resigned following an investigation into his use of force. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Jesse Hernandez fired multiple times at an unarmed suspect who was cuffed and in the back of a patrol car after mistaking the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol car for a gunshot. Does marijuana cause psychosis? Experts expla…