Police in central Florida have released disturbing bodycam footage of a deadly armed robbery at a local 7-Eleven convenience store that led to the police shooting and killing of a 19-year-old suspect.
According to local affiliate FOX35, on July 12 Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputies followed the 19-year-old, identified as suspected gang member Tristan Mayberry, into a 7-Eleven and confronted him in the candy aisle, according to FOX35.
Bodycam footage shows a deputy ask Mayberry, “Boss man. You know only one of you guys can be riding on a scooter, right?”
Mayberry answers, “No, sir. I didn’t know that.” He then walks away when the deputy asks him if he has his identification.
“Yo’, come here! Stop Stop! Stop!” the deputy, who has unholstered his gun, says as he follows Mayberry to the refrigerator at the back of the store.
“Hands up! Hands up!” a second deputy can be heard saying as he confronts Mayberry coming around the corner of the aisle.
OCSO said in a Facebook post that Mayberry then “made a move toward a gun in his waistband” and was shot by the first deputy.
After the shots were fired, footage shows the second deputy wrestling with Mayberry on the floor and, apparently referring to the suspect’s weapon, saying, “Don’t grab! Stop!”
Per the FOX35 report, deputies said that Mayberry ignored their commands and kept reaching for a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine that he had tucked in his waistband, causing the first deputy to fire six more rounds.
The sheriff’s department said that despite receiving first aid from the deputies, Mayberry was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the OCSO Facebook post, neither of the deputies nor any members of the public were injured during the incident.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the case, the sheriff’s department said.
Here’s the video footage of the entire incident. Images may be disturbing.
Newly released body camera footage shows the moments leading up to a deadly deputy-involved shooting that occurred last month inside a 7-Eleven on West Oak Ridge Road. https://t.co/4tx05J7kyn
— FOX 35 Orlando (@fox35orlando) August 14, 2024