ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (WFLA) — Newly launched physique digital camera video exhibits deputies responding to the Thanksgiving Day taking pictures, as a man fired more than 200 rounds at neighboring condos in Florida.
The Volusia Sheriff’s Workplace killed 56-year-old Joseph DiFusco Jr., a army veteran and convicted felon on Thursday.
All through the five-minute video, gunshots are heard frequently firing off at Kingston Shores Condominiums in Ormond-by-the-Sea, as deputies name out to DiFusco Jr. to cease taking pictures.
“How a lot ammo does this man have?” a deputy is heard saying within the video.
In response to the sheriff’s workplace, DiFusco Jr. additionally fired pictures at a patrol automobile from inside his apartment. He reportedly fired pictures for a number of hours, as neighbors have been evacuated from the world.S A number of apartment items sustained injury from the gunfire.
“Count on to get shot at, simply do not let it freak you out,” one of many deputies tells one other.
A SWAT sniper ultimately fired the spherical that ended the shooter’s life. Fortunately, no deputies or neighbors have been injured in the course of the incident.
The sheriff’s workplace stated DiFusco Jr. had a pending ex parte order out of Volusia County on account of a “collection of maximum psychological well being episodes,” together with delusions, hallucinations, and manic episodes.
Inside his apartment, deputies recovered two Thompson submachine weapons, a .45 caliber handgun and a 12-gauge shotgun.
“There was no negotiating with this man,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood stated. “My goal was to verify each single deputy went dwelling for Thanksgiving dinner.”
The taking pictures stays below investigation by the Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement.