"Florida Deputy Shoots Unarmed Man After Mistaking Acorn for Gunfire"

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Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez mistook the sound of an acorn falling on his car for gunfire, leading him to open fire into his own police car while an arrestee was handcuffed in the back. His actions were deemed unjustified in an internal investigation, and his lack of law enforcement experience raised questions about his employment.
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- Okaloosa, Florida cop fires at unarmed man after acorn falls on car The Washington Post
- Deputy mistook sound of falling ‘acorn’ for gunfire. That’s when he started shooting CNN
- Man Shot at by Cops Who Got Scared by an Acorn 'Damaged for Life' VICE
- Video shows Florida deputy repeatedly shoot at man after thinking falling acorn was gunfire NBC News
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