Overview
- Deputy José Rivera was struck in the shoulder and thigh, is stable at Halifax Health Medical Center, and is expected to recover.
- A second deputy, Jacob Gomez-Lopez, was shot at but not injured during the exchange of gunfire.
- The 31-year-old suspect is jailed after the home was cleared, and an affidavit says he admitted firing at deputies.
- The affidavit states Polanco believed ballistic vests would protect the deputies and said he would have continued shooting if he hadn’t run out of ammunition.
- Investigators recovered a tan/green handgun and more than 20 shell casings, and the sheriff’s office plans to release the 911 call, body-camera video, and a photo of the alleged shooter while noting no ongoing public threat.