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An armed suspect who fired at Volusia County sheriff’s deputies was fatally wounded Thursday afternoon and a VCSO sergeant survived with a grazing gunshot wound to the head in a shooting that erupted near Interstate 4 after the suspect carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Deltona, led deputies on a pursuit to the DeLand area and appeared to be ready to carjack another innocent person. The initial carjacking was reported around 2:21 p.m. at a home on the 2500 block of Ludlow Street in Deltona, where the victim said a man got in her truck, pointed a gun at her, demanded her keys and then took off in the vehicle. Deputies attempted to stop the stolen truck in Deltona, but the suspect continued fleeing erratically. At one point, the suspect swerved at a deputy who deployed stop sticks on the truck. As he fled, the suspect appeared to be waving a handgun out the driver’s side window.
After several stop stick hits, with all four tires appearing to be deflated, the truck slowed to a crawl and came to a stop on State Road 44 in front of the Volusia County Fairgrounds. The suspect got out of the truck with the gun still in his hand and ran in the direction of several motorists who were stopped on the road next to him. A deputy drove his unmarked SUV in the suspect’s direction, preventing him from reaching another potential carjacking victim, and the suspect ran the other direction and opened fire at several other responding deputies. Deputies returned fire, striking the suspect several times. Still armed with the handgun, the suspect went into the woods, where deputies ultimately took him into custody, brought him out and performed first aid before he was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The deceased is Phillip Thomas Marsh, 30 (DOB 12/7/1988), of Lake Helen. Marsh had been reported missing and suicidal earlier this week and at the time, it was noted he was known to act violently toward law enforcement and has made threats of “suicide by cop†and suicide by other means. The sergeant who received the graze wound to the head is Sgt. Thomas Dane, 54, who has been a VCSO deputy for 30 years (hire date in July 1988). Footage from Sgt. Dane’s body-worn camera indicates he was shot soon after emerging from his vehicle. His hat was found lying on the road with an entry hole next to the “SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT†logo on the front, and an exit hole a few inches above that. He was treated and released from Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
In total, five deputies fired at Marsh. The exact number of shots fired is unconfirmed at this time. It’s believed Marsh fired multiple times. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting the official investigation into the shooting. Those who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative leave with pay, which is standard following a deputy-involved shooting. Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who was one of several units involved in the pursuit and was on scene during the shooting itself, commended the tactics and coordination of all involved. “Everything that they did was to try to prevent what happened – knowing that this was probably what was going to happen,†Chitwood said, adding: “I know tonight when I go home, I’ll be saying a prayer thanking the good Lord that Sgt. Dane will be back to work real soon.†The area of the incident was reopened to traffic around 8 p.m. Thursday.
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"ive been hit"…ummm yeah dummy!..just standing there with no cover!🙄🙄🙄just wow!
Sheriff leading from the front!
3:52 You could legit see the Deputie's Hat get shot off Damn thats one lucky deputy
Lmao the sheriff came with mini blicky
How many bullets were fired?
Report: Yes
Good ole "Media Mike" Chitwood. He was a real "winner" as chief of the Portland Maine PD. Glad to be rid of him.
"Hold your fire! The budget can't handle the 1000 rounds we just shot!"
Goodyear: those poor tires. what did they ever do to you.
Oh they're running? Must be a Volusia County video
"Yeah I got a k9" excited borkbork noises in the background
Nice GUNS..Hes gonna need a front end aliment when he gets out.. on that truck..lol
Justified. This man was a danger to society and was actively shooting at police officers.
Another 'Florida Man' down….Thankfully. Boss Sherriff jumps into the gun fight, with a snub-nose .38 cal revolver. That's a true Sherriff ! Not sitting behind a desk; being an 'Administrator'; but out on the street with his troops.
Florida … and the damn fool runs into the woods; he's damn lucky he didn't die from snake bite
The sheriff was strapped and ready to go after him
These Cops are ex military for sure ✊
Those poor trees
The god damn sheriff.
That's the same Sheriff that offered a job to a black man that was detained for a little bit after he was mistaken for a suspect that police was looking for. That dude's 100% cool.
Old cat sheriff was ready to fuck shit up hahah
Mans tried to take himself hostage
Sheriff Chitwood is a freaking badass. One of the best Sheriff's I've ever seen.
The freaking sheriff is out there with his little 48 revolver
Fudd sherriff runs up with his wheel gun 🤣
my guy isn’t the smartest
The sheriff is just fuckin vibin' yo he doesn't give a shit if lead is flying he's there for the experience of it all 🤣
My Mom and I have watched all Live PD and Body Cam Episodes
My Mom says: This is a graphic police video
You guys remember “Harlem nights “ the revolver scene hahahahaha that’s what the guy in the blue polo reminds me of hahahahaha
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I like the Sound of the gun Fire… a very nice Loud AirPod breaker 😂
"He's got a Gun to his head" Police: Fires like 40 shots.
Fuckin Joe
Why are we not issuing these guys helmets? And ballistic face masks or shields too. I would buy those things myself.