Dramaticbody-cam video made public this weekreveals a life-or-death struggle inside a robbery suspect’s vehicle. An Antioch officer was forced to shoot from the passenger seat after being whisked away in a high-speed kidnapping.
Around 5:16 a.m. on Feb. 20., officers rushed to the 4500 block of Lone Tree Way after a 911 call reporteda robbery in progressat a FoodMaxx.The caller warned that at least one suspect was armed and had made threats.
By the time police arrived, the situation had already escalated.
Surveillance video later showed a black SUV backing into the store’s entrance, shattering the glass doors as three men exited, one reportedly armed, in an attempt to steal alcohol.Employees were not injured.
Within minutes, officers confronted one of the suspects, identified as 23-year-old Dominick Desouza.Authorities say Desouza rammed his SUV into a patrol car as officers moved in.
What happened nextquickly turned into a life-or-death struggle.
An officer on foot engaged Desouza near the vehicle, but as the suspect accelerated, the officer was pulled inside.
The SUV smashed into both a patrol car and the storefront before speeding off, trapping the officer in the passenger seat.
For roughly two miles, Desouza drove recklessly through city streets with the officer still inside the moving vehicle.Police say the officer repeatedly ordered him to stop.
Body camera audio captured the escalating tension. The officer can be heard warning, “stop …stop the car or I will shoot you.”
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
