Summary

OFFICER RESPONDING TO A HOTEL BURGLARY CALL PULL OVER A VEHICLE MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ROBBERY SUSPECT. AS THE CAR PULLS OVER, A PASSENGER IN THE CAR STARTS OPENING FIRE ON THE OFFICERS. OFFICER MIKE LAVOIE, AN EX-SWAT TEAM TROOPER, RETURNS FIRE ON THE PASSENGER AS THE DRIVER BAILS OUT AND RUNS ON FOOT. HE IS QUICKLY TACKLED BY BYSTANDER MIKE SOLITRO AND HIS SON WHO WERE EYE WITNESSES TO THE WHOLE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER JOSHUA LOPEZ WAS A HOSTAGE IN THE SITUATION AND THE PASSENGER FRANKLIN ORTIZ-CASTRO WAS TAKEN THE HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED FOR GUNSHOT WOUNDS.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 288852
Story Slug FLORIDA DASHCAM SHOOTOUT (2007)
Location ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Format DASHCAM
Date 11/15/2007
Archive Time 15:15
TRT 5:00
Video Description DRAMATIC COLOR DAYTIME DASHCAM VIDEO WITHOUT AUDIO, SUSPECT IN RED CAR IS FOLLOWED OUT OF PARKING LOT BY COP, SUSPECT SLOWS DOWN, DRIVER EXITS CAR AND RUNS AS PASSENGER FIRES OUT DRIVER DOOR TOWARDS OFFICER, SUSPECT DROPS GUN AND CAR ROLLS FORWARD, OFFICER CONTINUES FIRE, MORE OFFICERS ARRIVE
Description OFFICER RESPONDING TO A HOTEL BURGLARY CALL PULL OVER A VEHICLE MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ROBBERY SUSPECT. AS THE CAR PULLS OVER, A PASSENGER IN THE CAR STARTS OPENING FIRE ON THE OFFICERS. OFFICER MIKE LAVOIE, AN EX-SWAT TEAM TROOPER, RETURNS FIRE ON THE PASSENGER AS THE DRIVER BAILS OUT AND RUNS ON FOOT. HE IS QUICKLY TACKLED BY BYSTANDER MIKE SOLITRO AND HIS SON WHO WERE EYE WITNESSES TO THE WHOLE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER JOSHUA LOPEZ WAS A HOSTAGE IN THE SITUATION AND THE PASSENGER FRANKLIN ORTIZ-CASTRO WAS TAKEN THE HOSPITAL TO BE TREATED FOR GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
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Keywords

CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
COPS
COP
POLICE
CAM
POV
IN CAR CAM
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