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Police officer shot through door by man barricaded in home

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Police officer shot through door by man barricaded in home

Shocking footage shows the moment a police officer was shot through a door by a man barricaded in his own home.

James Allen Jackson, who battered an elderly relative and shot a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy, was arrested after he barricaded himself inside his home for several hours.

Mr.Jackson ambushed deputies and fired a single shot through a closed door, striking Deputy Gonzalez who was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he received treatment and was later released.

The shooter faces two counts of Attempted Murder on a Law Enforcement Officer and a Domestic Violence charge.

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