Disturbing footage shows the moment an Amazon warehouse security trainee attempts to shoot his boss in the back of the head before being shot dead in a shootout with police.
Ali Hamsa Yusuf, 22, was seen limping into the Amazon facility in West Jefferson, Ohio, on May 12 around 4:40 p.m., where he was seen brandishing a pistol on surveillance video. was captured by Video from XSYX displayed.
The deranged worker used a key card to enter the warehouse (where more than 100 employees worked) and appeared behind his unsuspecting boss, who was sitting at his desk.
A few seconds later, Yusuf pointed the gun directly at his boss’s head from about three feet away.
When Yusuf pulled the trigger, the gun jammed, and he pulled the pistol back and tried to fire another shot at his boss.
However, the gunman missed both shots.
“He fired two shots at me and they missed,” the contracted security guard told a 911 dispatcher, according to the newspaper. “He almost executed me.”
No injuries were reported at the facility.
“It appeared that he jammed, checked the top rail of the gun, and ultimately fired the round. It just took the victim’s head off,” West Jefferson Police Chief Brandon Smith said Monday. .
When officers arrived at the warehouse, Yusuf was already lame.
He was found about 90 minutes later in a white Toyota Camry in Columbus, 32 miles from an Amazon warehouse.
Multiple police vehicles from the Columbus and Franklin sheriff’s offices swarmed Yusuf’s Camry at the busy intersection, police said. Drive recorder footage.
Yusuf opened fire on police and was shot dead, while civilians nearby fled for their lives.
The distraught trainee was taken to Doctors West Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
The Columbus police officer who was shot, identified as a four-year veteran of the department, suffered minor injuries as his bulletproof vest absorbed the force of the bullet.
“One of the officers was shot in the chest, but by the grace of God his bulletproof vest saved his life,” the ministry said in a statement. read.
Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said at a news conference Monday that the officer was released from Grant Hospital the day of the shooting and is “doing well.”
The guard told the dispatcher that he had been training for about two weeks before attempting to murder Yusuf in cold blood.
It remains unclear why Yusuf targeted his boss.
Police noted that he is not allowed to carry a gun while on duty and has no known criminal history.
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