Bodycam shows Bay Area officer trapped in robbery suspect SUV
Bodycam shows Bay Area officer trapped in robbery suspect SUV
Brian Day, USA TODAY NETWORKSat, April 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM UTC
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Newly released video depicts the moment a police officer shot a robbery suspect after being knocked into the suspect's SUV and taken for an unwilling ride in a Bay Area suburb.
The incident unfolded shortly after 5 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, in the 4500 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, authorities said.
The video shows an Antioch Police Department officer responding to a report of an armed robbery when the suspect's car rams into a patrol car.
The officer is seen attempting to confront the driver when he gets knocked into the suspect's SUV through an open passenger-side door as the vehicle accelerates a brief distance in reverse. The vehicle then sped off with the officer inside, striking both a police car and a store as it fled.
A police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspect who continued driving after the officer was knocked into the suspect's vehicle in Antioch on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.‘Stop the car’: Bodycam audio shows tense standoff in moving SUV
For two-and-a-half tense minutes, the officer remained an unwilling passenger in the fleeing suspect's SUV, repeatedly commanding him to stop the car.
"Get out of the car," the driver is heard saying. "I'mma crash... I'm going to crash this [expletive] car."
"Don't. It's not worth it," replies the officer.
At one point, the officer is heard trying to calm the man. "Talk to me, talk to me," the officer said, as the engine is heard continuing to rev.
As the driver continues on, the officer is seen on body camera warning the suspect, "I will shoot you."
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The officer then strikes the suspect several times with the barrel of his pistol with no visible effect.
One final command was shouted by the officer. "I'm warning you, I'll shoot your leg. Stop the car. Stop the car."
He then fired a single gunshot.
The SUV crashed into a parked car and came to a halt seconds later.
A police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspect who continued driving after the officer was knocked into the suspect's vehicle in Antioch on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.Suspect arrested after crash, faces robbery and kidnapping charges
The suspect, later identified as 23-year-old Dominick DeSouza, ran but was quickly apprehended by police nearby, according to Antioch police.
DeSouza suffered injuries that are described as non-life-threatening, officials said. The officer, who was not identified, suffered minor injuries.
"The officers involved were placed on administrative leave in accordance with department policy," Antioch police said in a written statement. "This incident is under investigation by the Antioch Police Department Investigations Bureau, in coordination with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, pursuant to the county’s Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident Protocol."
After receiving medical treatment, DeSouza was booked into jail and faces charges including robbery, kidnapping, vehicle theft, assault with a deadly weapon, grand theft, and burglary, according to Contra Costa County booking records.
He was being held without bail pending legal proceedings.
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