Overview
- Volusia County officials released body‑camera video recovered after the device was shot, showing Luis Diaz Polanco point a gun at Deputy Jose Rivera and fire as the camera goes dark.
- Investigators now say Rivera was hit three times, including a strike to the body camera on his chest plus wounds to his arm and thigh, and he is recovering at home.
- The video also shows fellow deputies pulling Rivera to cover, applying tourniquets, and rushing him to a hospital, which officials credit with helping stabilize him.
- Polanco has pleaded not guilty to two attempted‑murder charges and remains in custody as the investigation and pretrial process continue.
- Detectives say Polanco confessed, and a judge sealed parts of his interview that described intent to shoot deputies and a reported mental‑health crisis after missed treatment.