The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released video from an officer-involved shooting at a high school football game that happened Friday, Aug. 18.
Devonn Thompson, 15, was shot twice after opening fire into a crowd of people who were leaving First Coast High School.
The release of the video is the tenth one of JSO’s “Critical Incident Briefings” released since Sheriff T.K. Waters took office in November. The agency has said the briefings are part of Waters’ commitment to transparency with the community. The shooting happened about two-and-a-half weeks ago, which is a lightning-fast timeline for JSO to release the video.DCPS reinforcing safety protocols at high school football games“Hey, hey, hey, taser, white shirt, white shirt, white shirt,” an officer can be heard saying.
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