At a press conference Wednesday, after officers shot at the suspect 15 times, police said he was wielding something that 'looked like' a firearm.
At a press conference Wednesday, after officers shot at the suspect 15 times, police said he was wielding something that"looked like" a firearm.Vincent Paul Palmero is shown in an old mugshot, unrelated to the officer-involved shooting.5:41 PM EDT September 28, 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a press release Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office provided an update in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night on Bartram Circle West.exited his home toward police with what"looked like" a firearm. He was shot at 15 times, JSO said. He was injured, but is expected to survive. Thursday's release shows the weapon he was wielding is an airsoft gun.This is the Airsoft gun police said Vincent Paul Palmero had when police came to his home.
Palmero, 64, was identified as the subject by JSO. While researching Palmero on the way to the scene, police discovered he had posted videos talking about suicide by cop for weeks and"had an online pistol catalogue." Officers first attempted to speak with Palmero through a window, retreating after he began to make threats, police said. They continued to try to draw him out of the house over a PA system. He eventually left the house, carrying a handgun.Though he was injured, Palmero went back into the house. The officers tried again to coax him out over the PA system. According to JSO, when hhe finally came out, Palmero did not come all the way out onto the road.
Police and first responders assembled a"rescue team," and once it was safe, dragged him out into the road, where he was treated for his injuries.He has an"extensive criminal record," according to police, mostly on stalking charges. He was previously charged with stalking a local judge.
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