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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Staff Reporter

Florida police officer shoots man through windscreen during chase

A police officer returned fire and shot an armed suspect through the windscreen of his car injuring him the leg and chest. 

Wanted in connection with an earlier shooting, Dillon Parker failed to stop when a deputy tried to pull him over in Florida's Volusia County. 

The 33-year-old then veered his car towards the patrol vehicle forcing it off the road.  

He then began shooting at the officers which prompted another deputy to return fire, striking him the chest and leg. 

The incident was caught on one the officer's body cams. As he lies on the floor, Parker's wounds were noticeable in the footage.  

After police disarmed him, he was airlifted to a medical centre due to his critical condition, but police expected him to survive. 

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