Antioch cop and suspect end up in same car as life-or-death struggle is caught on camera
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- A dramatic body-cam video revealed a life-or-death struggle when an Antioch officer was kidnapped inside a robbery suspect’s vehicle and forced to shoot from the passenger seat.
- On Feb. 20, suspects attempted a robbery at a FoodMaxx, with one suspect, Dominick Desouza, ramming his SUV into a patrol car and pulling an officer inside during a high-speed escape.
- The officer, trapped in the moving vehicle for about two miles, fired his weapon, striking Desouza in the leg after repeated commands to stop were ignored.
- Desouza fled on foot after crashing the SUV but was apprehended shortly after; he faces multiple serious charges including kidnapping, robbery, and assault on a peace officer.
- The involved officers are on paid administrative leave as the Antioch Police Department and district attorney’s office continue investigating under the county’s Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident Protocol.
