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BRAVO! Video at link. Shot starts at 1:41.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.c...ot-through-computer/

By Jim Hᴏft | Jun. 9, 2024 7:20 pm



A heart-stopping moment captured on newly released surveillance video shows a Lee County Sheriff’s Office sniper executing a precision shot that neutralized an armed bank robber holding two hostages.

In February, 36-year-old Sterling Alavache, who was armed with a knife and claimed to have a bomb, was shot dead by a SWAT sniper during a robbery in southwest Florida.

According to the sheriff, the suspect was placing the hostages in “imminent danger” by putting one of them in a headlock and holding a knife to her throat during the hostage.

The footage, which has been circulating on social media, highlights the sniper’s skill as his bullet pierces a computer monitor to fatally strike the suspect at a Bank of America in Fort Myers.

The video, edited for clarity and context, was released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook this past Saturday.

CBS12 reported:
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ust inside the lobby and outside the bank were members of the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, a Hostage Negotiations Team, and Patrol Bureau, some of who were dressed in tactical gear.

The video offers a look over the shoulder of the sniper as he takes aim with his rifle supported on the shoulder of the man in front of him. The angle provides a hint of the limited view of the suspect and how he was shielded by the monitor.

The scene cuts to the moment the sniper takes his shot, and the .308-caliber bullet crosses the full length of the lobby and cuts right through the monitor. The suspect collapses instantly.

Flash bang devices were soon deployed, and the members of the Special Unit Team rushed in to ensure the hostages were safe and that the suspect was not a threat, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Todd Ulmer noted.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the men and women of law enforcement today,” Marceno said on the day of the robbery. “How you train is how you perform, and this is exactly what we train for.”



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Awesome shot at a very small target! You can tell this team has trained and that officer had the confidence in his skills.


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Can’t watch it w/o some Facebook access…is it anywhere else?


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Well done officer in stopping the threat. ............................... drill sgt.
 
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"...keep talking to me, keep talking to me, I wanna know what's going through your head right now..."

Um, somthin', sumthin', boatail?


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Job well done.

Too bad about the monitor.
 
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Can’t watch it w/o some Facebook access…is it anywhere else?


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Pretty insane shooting off the shoulder of a teammate. Dudes gotta stay really still, but I guess at that distance its less of an issue. Nice work!



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Glad the suspect died. Sounds cold, but yeah, I'm glad he died.


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^^^^ "Cold"? Nah, I'm cool with that.


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Bro spilt blood on the copier or cabinet. He should clean that up before checking out.


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That’s some Seal Team 6 shit right there. Good riddance to the oxygen waster.


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Reminds me of a military sniper that entered a police sniper match.
He thought, “Well I’ve shot guys at over 1000 yards, I should be okay.”
He said the first stage was #2 pencil erasers at 75 yards.
Hit the metal, fail! Miss? Obvious fail. He said it was humbling to fail miserably.
PRECISION was the name of the game in that match and opened his eyes to what real precision meant to police sniping.

This was a great example of what precision means from an improvised position! Well done officers!


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Glad the suspect died. Sounds cold, but yeah, I'm glad he died.

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I live in Lee county, and of course people cried foul saying it was excessive. Great job officers God bless all first responders.
 
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Glad the suspect died. Sounds cold, but yeah, I'm glad he died.

I think it would be colder if they had offered him hot chocolate and talked to him about his mommy issues and promising classic comic books, free weed, and conjugal visits in prison. Now that would have been cold.

An outstanding response and resolution by those officers, top of the line right there.



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I live in Lee county, and of course people cried foul saying it was excessive. Great job officers God bless all first responders.

FUCK.THEM.


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308 at ~25 yds or less.....oof!
That had to sting!


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good shoot.

monitor is still working.


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