FL: Hero cop takes out knife-wielding, armored thug with headshot, saving boy he was holding hostage

Source: Fox News

“Heart-pounding bodycam footage showed a Florida cop take out a knife-wielding madman with a single shot to the head — saving a young boy with his quick action. Footage from just outside Tampa on Sunday afternoon showed Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Gonzalez, 25, kick down a bedroom door after hearing a 7-year-old boy pleading for help inside. Gonzales found a man in body armor and a motorcycle helmet holding a knife to the boy’s throat — and the man refused to comply when the deputy raised his gun ordered the man to drop the knife. After several warnings, Gonzalez fired a single shot and dropped the assailant. The suspect was later identified as 27-year-old Mario Camacho, who had been holding a knife to his own younger brother’s throat and choking him out.” (11/03/25)

https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/florida-cop-takes-out-knife-wielding-armored-thug-with-headshot-and-saves-boy-he-was-holding-hostage/