Drunk Illegal Shooting a Gun gets Smoked by Orlando Sheriffs

** WARNING: This video contains graphic scenes. Viewer discretion is advised. **

As part of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s commitment to transparency, it is our policy to release body-worn camera video within 30 days of a critical incident, including deputy-involved shootings. We think it’s important for members of our community to view the entirety of what is released, rather than rely on short snippets in the media.

This video is from a deputy-involved shooting in the early hours of Sunday, September 24, 2023. The first part of the video shows the timeline of events and the body-worn camera video. The second part includes a slow-motion version in which key moments of the incident are highlighted.

Deputies first responded to the 5500 block of Suncreek Court that Saturday night (9/23) following a 911 call about a man firing a gun in the backyard of a home. Deputies could not make contact with him at that time. At 12:47 a.m. Sunday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received more 911 calls advising the man was in the street pointing a gun at a passing motorist, who was later determined to be his roommate. Deputies tried for 40 minutes to negotiate with the man, later identified as Jorge Ramirez-Rivera, to get him to surrender peacefully. But the suspect refused. Deputies approached the suspect in the backyard and tried to subdue him using a taser and non-lethal bean bag rounds. At the same time, Ramirez-Rivera pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at his head before firing three shots at deputies. Deputies returned fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

The video is being released pursuant to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Release of Video Recordings in Critical Incidents policy. The investigation into the shooting is still under way.

** WARNING: This video contains graphic scenes. Viewer discretion is advised. **