The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released body camera and surveillance of a shootout between a suspect wearing body armor and an officer on the morning of March 12.
Jacksonville Sheriff Releases Video of Shooting Where Suspect in Body Armor was Killed by Wounded Officer
In the video, the officer can be seen firing back at the suspect and moving to a position of cover. The suspect can be seen grabbing a rifle and attempting to get out of his car.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says Brandon White was wearing this body armor March 12 when he was killed in a gunfight with an officer.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Brandon White, 33, was killed in the gunfight. Jacksonville officer A.C. Gaulding was wounded in the foot.
The incident began shortly after 9 a.m. with a traffic stop. After hesitating to pull over the suspect parked in a residential driveway and tried to get out of the vehicle. Officer Gaulding ordered him to stay in the vehicle and the suspect opened fire with a handgun.
In the video, Gaulding can be seen firing back at the suspect and moving to a position of cover, News4Jax reports. The suspect can be seen grabbing a rifle and attempting to get out of his car. Gaulding fired again and incapacitated the suspect, police say.
Additional units arrived on the scene and provided emergency care to White. They discovered that he was wearing bullet-resistant vest. One officer says in the video that a round hit White in the shoulder above the protection of the vest.
Brandon White was critically wounded in the shootout. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
The shooting is under investigation.
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