Bodycam video shows officers being hit by suspect

Well tonight we're getting our first look at body camera footage showing the moment a fleeing suspect hit two Bradenton police officers with his car yesterday, sending both to the hospital. That video just came into our newsroom and here it is in its entirety. All right. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop. Stop. Wow. Let's bring in FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon. I want to start by saying, thankfully, we know that both officers have been released from the hospital and they're recovering. That's the most important thing, but that was some dramatic video, Kim, and it just shows you how quickly things get out of control. Yeah, Linda, how quickly it can all happen and how much worse it can be. You think about our officers, our law enforcement officers, they go to work every single day not knowing what they're going to face, and that's exactly what happened yesterday morning. I want to bring up that video just one more time. It just goes by so quickly, but you can hear someone yell. Telling Lieutenant Perry Merrill that the man was right here, then he tells him to stop. Now, he and Officer John Bembry try to get DeJarian Murray out of the car. You can hear Murray rev the engine, and a short struggle ensues, and then you hear those shots fired. And then an officer yelling for his lieutenant and the LT, who was thrown to the ground. Now, Murray was eventually arrested, and Chief Josh Kramer says it's nothing short of a miracle that both of his officers are alive. Very fortunate to be alive. Yeah, the bad guy had bad intent from the moment he was at the store doing what he was doing to when they tried to apprehend him in the car to stop him from leaving so they could talk to him and interview him and presumably arrest him to the moment he decided to act with total willful disregard for human life, being first our officers and then anybody that was on the roads when we were pursuing him yesterday. Officers were just responding to the Wawa here near the hospital in Bradenton. And it started after police say Murray was flashing a gun and intimidating customers at that Wawa on First Street East. Now, Murray was in court today where he was given no bond. And just three weeks ago, a FHP trooper caught him speeding, going more than 100 miles per hour. That was already a violation of probation. And tonight, Chief Kramer is hopeful Murray will stay behind bars out of the way. And Linda, when you watched that video, I was out on scene yesterday morning around six in the morning. When we were out there, we saw that body camera on the ground with some evidence placards around it. They were taking pictures of it. And then just watching that body camera footage, seeing Lieutenant Merrill's body camera fly off, it really goes to show the struggle that was there and that this could have been life or death. Again, Lieutenant Merrill is back home tonight. And Officer Bembry was released from the hospital yesterday. And as you heard the chief say, he even tried to go back to work to help out with this investigation. Or rather, you'll hear that later tonight at six. Linda, back to you. Well, it's certainly just It just confirms how dangerous their job is every day. Kimberly Quezon reporting live for us. Thank you, Kim.