Officer Mindy Cardwell shot driver Jason Arrington, who had been stopped during a traffic stop for running a red light, in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 13, 2024.
Images recorded by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office body camera show the moment when Officer Mindy Cardwell shoots driver Jason Arrington, who was stopped during a traffic stop for running a red light.
Cardwell was called to assist in the stop of Arrington. The recording shows that the driver was cooperating with the police. He informed the officers that he had a gun in a holster on his waist.
Cardwell attempted to remove the gun from Arrington, but the object accidentally discharged, hitting the driver in the thigh. The bleeding from the wound was stopped with a tourniquet made by the officers. The bullet passed through Arrington’s leg, and he was taken to the hospital.
An investigation by the police’s Internal Affairs concluded that Cardwell acted “incompetently,” and her termination is underway.
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