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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Jacksonville police release body-cam video from Easter Sunday officer-involved shooting
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Friday released officer-worn body camera video from a police shooting that happened Easter Sunday. It happened on Sandalwood Boulevard. JSO said Andreas Wetzel told his wife he wanted to end his life through suicide by getting police to kill him. After his family called 911, officers arrived. Wetzel was outside with a gun, refusing to comply with officers' commands, JSO said. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Wetzel then fired his gun and that's when the officers returned fire, hitting him once. The body camera video shows the reactions from officers after Wetzel was shot. JSO posted the video on its YouTube page. You can watch it below. Warning: Viewer discretion is advised. Wetzel survived the shooting and has been charged with four counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. The State Attorney's Office is investigating the shooting. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man hospitalized after being shot by Jacksonville police in East Arlington
A man remained in the hospital Monday morning after being shot by a Jacksonville police officer in the Sandalwood area. Police were called at about 11 p.m. Sunday for an armed suicide attempt, police said. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Officers arrived at the home near St. Johns Bluff and Atlantic Boulevard to find 51-year-old Andreas Wetzel. He told officers he was depressed about ongoing relationship issues and had been drinking wine, according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Wetzel fired shots from his pistol, 'to blow off steam,' according to JSO. Wetzel did not comply with officers' commands to drop the weapon and fired on the officers who returned fire striking Wetzel in the upper body, according to JSO. No officers were injured and Wetzel's condition is critical but stable, police said. Wetzel is facing possible charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
