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Wild bodycam footage shows California cop's life-or-death struggle in crazed robbery suspect's getaway car: 'I will shoot you!'

California Post·Daniel Farr·about 1 month ago
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Within minutes, officers confronted one of the suspects, identified as 23-year-old Dominick Desouza. Dramatic body-cam video made public this week reveals 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 reported a robbery in progress at 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. DeSouza repeatedly fought back, physically pulling the officer’s hand off the gear shift.…

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