ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon released body-worn camera video of deputies fatally shooting a man who shot at them in the backyard of his home last month.
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Deputies said they were called Sept. 23 to the home on Suncreek Court near South John Young Parkway and West Oak Ridge Road after someone saw Jorge Ramirez-Rivera, 45, shooting a gun in the backyard.
Investigators said they could not reach him, but shortly after 12:45 a.m. Sept. 24, the Sheriff’s Office received more 911 calls, saying Ramirez-Rivera was in the street, pointing a gun at a passing motorist who happened to be his roommate.
Deputies said they spent 40 minutes negotiating a peaceful surrender, but Ramirez-Rivera refused to do so.
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Investigators said they approached him in the backyard and tried to subdue him using a Taser and non-lethal bean bag rounds.
They said Ramirez-Rivera pulled a gun from his waistband, pointed it at his head and fired three shots at deputies.
Deputies returned fire, killing him.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting remains under investigation.
Video below shows the deadly shooting. Warning: The content is graphic.
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See a map of the scene below:
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