US Edition'A Hostage in His Own House': Hillsborough County Deputy Praised for Saving 7-Year-Old's Life
- On November 2, 2025, Mario Camacho, 27, held his 7-year-old brother in a chokehold with a knife, refusing to comply with deputies' commands, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
- After hearing the boy's cries for help, Deputy Antonio Gonzalez kicked down the door and subsequently shot Camacho, who was pronounced dead at Brandon Regional Hospital shortly after.
- Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer noted that mental illness played a role and that Camacho had a history of domestic violence.
- Maurer described the situation, stating, 'For lack of a better term, he was a hostage in his own house.
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Florida Sheriff’s Deputies EXPERTLY Save 7-Year-Old Being CHOKED by Armed Suspect * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Noah
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Bodycam Footage: Sheriff's Deputy Busts Down Door and Makes Precision Shot to Save Child Taken Hostage
A Florida man had a knife and a chokehold on his younger brother until a deputy ended the hostage crisis with one shot. On Sunday, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office […] The post Bodycam Footage: Sheriff's Deputy Busts Down Door and Makes Precision Shot to Save Child Taken Hostage appeared first on The Western Journal.
'A hostage in his own house': Hillsborough County deputy praised for saving 7-year-old's life
BRANDON, Fla. (WFLA) — A Hillsborough County deputy is being praised for saving the life of a 7-year-old boy on Sunday. The sheriff's office said Deputy Antonio Gonzalez, 25, was called to a home after a young woman called to say her older brother hit her in the face and was holding their 7-year-old brother in the back room of their home with a knife. "He was a hostage in his own house," said Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Mauer. As Gon…
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