Florida Cop Mistakes Falling Acorn for Gunshot

[Abbot Mythos]

"Bizarre Footage Shows Cop Open Fire After Mistaking Acorn for Gunshot"

As per this article:

"Shocking body-camera footage released this week showed a Florida cop's dangerous overreaction, in which he dropped, rolled, and unloaded an entire clip from his pistol in the direction of a restrained suspect after mistaking an acorn falling on his patrol car for a gunshot.

Jesse Hernandez, of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in the Florida Panhandle, resigned a month after the incident as his superiors ultimately determined his use of force "was not objectively reasonable."

Footage of the incident, which occurred in November, surfaced for the first time this week. In it, Hernandez is seen flinging himself to the ground while calling out "shots fired" four times. He does a roll, breaks his sunglasses, and then pulls out his handgun and opens fire at his own patrol car.

Hernandez's partner, Sergeant Beth Roberts, emerges and opens fire herself after confirming with Hernandez that someone shot at him. Making the situation all-the-more baffling, Hernandez, while firing around 18 shots, was grunting and yelled out to his partner, "I'm hit, oh, I'm hit.""

So, Florida and cops ... who knew? It's a good thing neither cop could shoot worth a damn.

Here's the link to the article:      Florida Cops Open Fire after Acorn Falls on Patrol Car