Charges include armed robbery, aggravated assault, drug offenses, battery of a law enforcement officer and attempted first degree felony murder. Sheriff Ivey describes the shooter as a “career offender” with a record of violence and a list of 40 charges. Moving behind the shooter, Deputy Thoman then unloads his pistol into the aggressor, ending the melee.ĭuring a briefing about the shooting, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey had this to say about the number of shots fired into the suspect, “And to those out there who might be foolish enough to ask why we shot him so many times, that answer is simple: Because evil can never be dead enough.” Questions Remain As a result, Deputy Potter sustained multiple head lacerations, tissue damage, concussion and fractures of the orbital bone and sinuses.ĭuring the melee Deputy Thoman performs a combat reload, while moving to a tactical location. Using his jammed rifle, the shooter then begins to bludgeon Deputy Potter in the head and face with the firearm. In the video, deputies Potters and Thoman scan the area for the gunman who sneaks up behind them. Potters was talking to an adult who was sitting in the back seat, and said he’d watch the infant while that. Shocking moment Florida deputy gets shot and beaten with butt of AR-15-style rifle by passenger who burst out of car during traffic stop before cop's partner saves his life by killing career. Brevard County deputies Brian Potters and Tyler Thoman had pulled over a car that had three adults and a 2-month-old baby inside. As the scene unfolded the other two occupants fled the area. (NewsNation Now) Two Florida deputies credit their training with surviving an violent ambush during a traffic stop in late August. After receiving a gunshot wound to the leg, Deputy Potters returns a similar wound to the gunman. While returning fire, they were careful not to hit the car, with a 2-month-old infant and dog inside. Upon doing so, he opened fire with a short stock AR-15 style rifle.Īs shots rang out Deputy Potters and Deputy Thoman took cover and returned fire.
As the deputies chatted with two occupants Deputy Brian Potters asked the third occupant to exit the vehicle. What started as a peaceful stop took a violent and deadly turn, with one officer injured and the gunman dead at the scene. VIDEO: Phoenix Officer Wins Very Close-Range Shootout in Restaurant Two Florida Deputies Ambushed Authorities recently released footage of Florida Sheriff Deputies being ambushed amid a traffic stop back in August.The surveillance video released by the Sheriff’s office shows a man get out of the vehicle with an AR-15 rifle as he began to open fire, according to reports.
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