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Idiot texts minor, threatens mom, gets shot

This footage from Jacksonville, Florida captures a recent incident wherein a suspect draws a firearm while running from the police, and gets shot for his trouble. Viewer discretion is advised. As is the case with these things, the devil is in the details. The suspect shown, 18-year-old Cerry Banks allegedly texted a 13-year-old girl, unaware that the girl's mother had intercepted the phone. Upon attempting to meet up with the girl, Banks instead found the mother, whom he allegedly threatened with a firearm in his waistband. It is at this point we catch up to the story. Pursuant to an aggravated assault call, Jacksonville PD's Officer Robinson makes contact with Banks, at which point Banks flees. During the ensuing chase, the suspect draws his handgun, at which point Robinson shoots him. Warning: During this sequence of events, Officer Robinson does some of the most disappointingly lame stuff I've ever covered, including onomatopoeic gunfire noises, managing to trip over a fence that's already down, and saying... ugh... "As you were" over the radio. The video then picks up from a second officer's perspective as he coaches Banks out of hiding in a nearby drainage ditch, managing to be professional, yet apathetic to the gunshot Banks brought upon himself. Although the suspect survives, he is charged with (2x) Lewd and Lascivious with a minor, (2x) Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, as well as Travelling to Meet a Minor and Unlawful Use of a Communication Device.

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