Officer fires at unarmed suspect during traffic stop [View all]

[MrScorpio]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Days after an unarmed man dodged a bullet during a traffic stop, it's still not entirely clear what led a Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer to open fire.

The man's supporters took to social media on Wednesday to share his side of the story, saying the man had been holding his daughter's asthma inhaler when the officer fired Monday night.

Officer J.C. Garcia hasn't been placed on leave in the wake of the shooting, a JSO spokesperson said Tuesday.

The officer drew and fired his weapon under the mistaken belief that the driver was holding a gun. In fact, Brian Dennison, 29, was unarmed, and had his 6-year-old daughter in the car with him.

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Dennison was arrested on misdemeanor charges of knowingly driving with a suspended license and driving with a suspended license. He is currently in the Duval County Jail.




http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/11/25/officer-opens-fire-traffic-stop/70100748/