Police shoot up minivan after ‘drunk’ suspect fires first

Dramatic footage shows ‘drunk driver shooting at police from his car and crawling out of it before being tasered by officers’

  • Footage shows a shoot-out involving police and a ‘drunk driver’ in California 
  • The incident happened at Redwood Valley after someone called 911 in October
  • Footage shows an officer asking how much the man has had to drink
  • The man in the car responds: ‘Ok, just do what the f**k you’re going to do man’
  • A shoot-out then ensued after the suspect allegedly fired his weapon first 

Shocking footage shows a shoot-out involving police and a ‘drunk driver’ who shot at them first.

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Redwood Valley in California after they received a 911 call to report a drunk pedestrian on October 10.

Police later discovered a man behind the steering wheel of a parked car. Footage released by the sheriff’s office shows police approaching the parked car and talking to a man inside.

Shocking footage shows a shoot-out involving police and a ‘drunk driver’ who allegedly shot at them first

One of the officers asks how much the man has had to drink and he does not respond. He can then be heard saying to them: ‘Ok, just do what the f**k you’re going to do man.’

The officer then says: ‘Yeah how much did you drink?.’ He responds again: ‘Just do what the f**k you gotta do.’ 

One of the two officers is heard screaming: ‘Don’t reach, don’t reach,’ and they move back from the vehicle as shots are fired. 

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Redwood Valley in California after they received a 911 call to report a drunk pedestrian on October 10

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Redwood Valley in California after they received a 911 call to report a drunk pedestrian on October 10

Officers are seen approaching the man in the car

The officers move away from the vehicle when the man allegedly pulls out a gun

Officers are seen approaching the man in the car and then move away from the vehicle when the man allegedly pulls out a gun

The suspect Joseph Anthony Corral is then seen climbing out of the back window

The suspect Joseph Anthony Corral is then seen climbing out of the back window 

The suspect then crawls into the back of the car and waits for several moments before climbing out of a window which was smashed due to the bullets.

He is seen flipping the finger at the officers and gets out of the vehicle. As he appears to walk away from the car, the police taser him and he falls to the ground.

They then say: ‘Do not reach for that gun, you will be shot.’  

Cops claim the suspect Joseph Anthony Corral reached for a handgun and fired at least one round at officers. 

Footage shows officers shooting back before arresting the suspect, who crawls out a rear window before being Tasered on the ground

Footage shows officers shooting back before arresting the suspect, who crawls out a rear window before being Tasered on the ground

Joseph Anthony Corral

Joseph Anthony Corral

Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said the suspect, Joseph Anthony Corral, was shot at least twice during the encounter and was airlifted to hospital. He survived his injuries 

Footage shows officers shooting back before arresting the suspect, who crawls out a rear window before being tasered on the ground, ABC3 reported. 

Three officers responded to the incident. Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman said the suspect was shot at least twice during the encounter and was airlifted to hospital.

He said: ‘The subject did fire one round, and the subject got in the car at this point. ‘the subject had a Desert Eagle 50 caliber semi-automatic handgun.

‘It was the highest caliber handgun available.’All three officers returned fire, striking the subject at least twice.’ He survived the injuries. 

The officers did not sustain any serious injuries in the altercation and they gave first aid to the man on the scene.

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