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Bodycam video footage show deadly shooting inside Walmart
Authorities have released brief body camera footage from a deadly shooting at a Walmart in Kissimmee that shows the moments before an off-duty deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released on Tuesday afternoon a very short, edited video clip from the body-worn camera of the deputy who shot and killed an armed teenager suspected of shoplifting at a Poinciana Walmart.
A spokesperson for OCSO said in an email that the agency was unable to release more of the deputy's body-worn camera video because it would show the death of a minor, citing Florida law.
New Details:
The nearly eight-second video shows the OCSO deputy running after the teen suspect, who deputies said was holding a gun in his right hand. The video freezes, where OCSO edited the video to highlight an object in the suspect's hand.
A still image from body camera footage inside a Walmart in Osceola County. (Source: Osceola Sheriff's Office)
The video also shows the deputy holding a yellow stun gun in his left hand and what appears to be a gun in his right hand.
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Seconds later, the video unfreezes. The deputy can be heard yelling "Drop it, drop it," before the video clip ends with a statement from OCSO.
What's next:
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating whether the shooting was justified.
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Officials said investigators will review the full body camera footage and obtain surveillance video from inside the store, as well as consider the safety of other people who were inside at the time.
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.