FL Deputy Shot, Killed Man Who Held Brother, 7, Hostage, Sheriff Says

BRANDON, FL — A deputy shot and killed a man who was holding his 7-year-old brother hostage in a Brandon home on Sunday afternoon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputies responded to a domestic violence call at the home just after 2 p.m. after being told that a child was being choked by his older brother, who was armed.

They found the suspect, Mario Camacho, 27, had barricaded himself and his brother inside a back bedroom, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputies heard the child screaming for help and kicked down the door. They found Camacho, who was wearing a motorcycle helmet and two tactical vests with ballistic plates, holding a knife and refusing to let go of the child, the sheriff’s office said.

After Camacho repeatedly ignored commands to drop the knife, a deputy shot him and rescued the boy.

The suspect was brought to Brandon Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 2:45 p.m.

The deputy who shot the suspect, Antonio Gonzalez, 25, has been with HCSO for just under six years, spending five years as a detention deputy and 11 months as a law enforcement deputy.

Gonzalez was placed on administrative leave with pay pending the completion of an investigation into the shooting.

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