Police provide details after video shows officer pointing gun in the direction of child
- Winter Haven Police released body camera video showing an officer pointing a gun while directing a woman and a child to the ground during a response to a fight at Santiago's Market.
- The officers were called after a 29-year-old man with a gun was involved in a fight and was later located outside with a woman and child.
- The officer directed the woman to get on the ground while pointing a gun, raising community concerns about safety measures for children during such incidents.
- Chief Vance Monroe acknowledged the incident and stated that the department will train to address similar situations better in the future.
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Police provide details after video shows officer pointing gun in the direction of child
Winter Haven Police released body camera video of an incident that happened around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said that the officers were called to Santiago's Market at 898 Havendale Boulevard for a fight in the parking lot between a 46-year-old employee at the market and a 29-year-old man who had a gun."Our response was heightened, heightened, said Winter Haven Police Chief Vance Monroe.The 29-year-old man left the parking lot in a vehicle wi…
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