Disturbing drone footage shows family of ‘cop killer’ rushing to his aid after he shot the officer
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Disturbing drone footage shows the family of the ‘cop killer’ rushing to his aid after he shot the officer, as the fatally wounded law enforcement officer’s colleagues rush to his aid
- Newly released drone footage captures the moments after a tragic encounter between a deputy sheriff and a suspect in Lake Elsinore, California.
- The drone was flying in the area at the time of the incident.
- He saw the suspect’s loved ones running to protect him after he was shot by police.
- Injured Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun is loaded into a police cruiser before being rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
- Deputy Calhoun was the first officer on the scene; the suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Jesse Navarro
Dramatic drone video captured the events immediately following a deadly encounter between a sheriff’s deputy and a suspect in California.
The footage was filmed by a drone that was flying in the area at the time of the incident at 4:20 p.m. Friday in Lake Elsinore, southeast of Los Angeles.
It shows loved ones of suspect Jesse Navarro, 42, frantically running to protect him after officers shot him.
The images, shared with ABC7 it also sees Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun, 30, fatally wounded, being loaded into a police cruiser just before being taken to the hospital, and later dying of his injuries.
Newly released drone footage captures the moments after a tragic encounter between a deputy sheriff and a suspect in Lake Elsinore, California.
The drone just flew past the area at the time of the incident.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, died from injuries shot by suspect Jesse Navarro, 42.
The tragic incident took place Friday in the unincorporated community of Lakeland Village, which borders Lake Elsinore, and involved a domestic violence suspect.
Although the exact details of the encounter are still under investigation, Officer Calhoun was the first officer on scene when he encountered Navarro, a Lake Elsinore resident.
Calhoun was reportedly shot in the leg and torso and rushed to Inland Valley Medical Center.
Officers were on scene as part of the investigation well into Friday night.
Officers are seen standing outside the Inland Valley Medical Center where Deputy Calhoun died
A second officer arrived and found Calhoun suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the street.
Neighbors say they saw the officer trying to take cover near a house on the corner, but the suspect got back in his truck and gave chase before shooting him multiple times.
Navarro, who was also shot, was rushed to the same hospital. The sheriff’s department reports that he remains in critical condition.
He saw the suspect’s loved ones running to protect him after he was shot by police.
In the frame of images below, the suspect’s family can be seen gathered around him.
Deputy Calhoun was killed Friday in an encounter with a domestic violence suspect in the unincorporated community of Lakeland Village, which borders the city of Lake Elsinore.
Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun, right, poses with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, left, in Riverside, California.
Deputy Calhoun was described as well-liked and friendly by his colleagues.
He was married with two children with a third child on the way.
The community plans to honor the deputy’s life with a candlelight vigil on Tuesday night.
Throughout the weekend, tributes as part of a makeshift memorial have been growing for the fallen officer near the scene of the shooting.
Deputy Calhoun was described as well-liked and friendly by his colleagues. He was married with two children with a third on the way.
Tributes have been growing throughout the weekend as part of a makeshift memorial near the site of the shooting.