Bodycam video shows deputy shooting man with metal bar behaving erratically at gas station near I-4 – WFTV

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff's Office on Thursday released body-worn camera video showing a deputy shooting a man at a Chevron gas station last month.

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Investigators said the deputy shot a man in his 30s who was holding a metal bar and behaving erratically at the gas station at West Michigan Street and Interstate 4, east of South Westmoreland Drive, on July 16.

Officials said the man punched someone in the face before attempting to break into a truck, causing the truck to flip forward and knock over a gas pump.

Investigators said officers ordered the man to drop the pole, but he refused to do so and instead ran toward them.

Read: Sheriff: Officers shoot man holding metal bar and acting erratically at gas station near I-4

They said one of the officers shocked the man with a taser, but he remained unfazed.

The man turned around and ran towards the officers again with the pole in his hand.

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The officers then shot the man and took him to a hospital.

Below you can see the bodycam video of the shooting (please use caution when viewing):

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