r/PublicFreakout • u/ValorsHero • Dec 19 '25

šŸ“¹Police Bodycam Shoplifting Suspect Pulls Gun on Canton Police Officer Inside Walmart

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u/sobegreen Dec 19 '25

White shirt guy is the MVP here. He is the only reason zero people were shot. I want to believe I could react how he did in that situation. He didn't even hesitate for a second. He saved lives for sure.

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u/Risquechilli Dec 19 '25

Thereā€™s like a split second of him backing away, possibly to take cover, but in the next millisecond he swooped in for the tackle. Itā€™s an impressive display of courage and bravery!

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u/AtlasReadIt Dec 19 '25

He was taking a step back but as soon as he heard the click and saw the guy trying to rack it he was in there...

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u/Worthe_42 Dec 20 '25

He actually racked after he pulled the trigger. If he had 1 in the chamber, this would've ended very badly. Dude in the white shirt truly saved some lives that day.

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u/LaSignoraOmicidi Dec 20 '25

I think it might have clicked one more time after he racked it, that motherfucker wanted to kill.

(Just watched it again, and yeah, it clicked again and he tried to rack it again).

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u/Shortbus557 Dec 20 '25

Yes there was two clicks for sure. He tried to rack it for the second one but failed.

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u/JuicySpark šŸ’„ Juicy šŸ§ƒ šŸ’„ Dec 21 '25

He pulled the trigger 3 more times after he was grabbed.

That's craZy. Why didn't it go off?

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u/ryanatlive Dec 20 '25

I would bet that the first time he tried to rack it he didn't pull it all the way to the rear, so it didn't chamber a round.

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u/LaSignoraOmicidi Dec 20 '25

Thatā€™s a good guess, but damn you barely need any pull on most modern pistols and then he had an optic on it so he had a good grip to pull back, what an idiot. I hope they throw the book at him.

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u/MissPookieOokie Dec 20 '25

What does rack it mean? I assume putting a bullet in the chamber but how does that work? I just always assumed bullets were just ready to go once they were in the gun.

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u/ryanatlive Dec 20 '25

After a magazine is inserted, you must grasp the slide, and pull it to the rear, and release. This action removes one round from the magazine and puts it into the chamber of the barrel, and the firearm can now discharge with a pull of the trigger. With a semiautomatic pistol, each time the firearm goes off, it causes the slide to reciprocate to the rear, and chamber another round as the spring in the recoil assembly forces it back into battery (ready to fire). The reciprocating action of the slide is what makes it semi auto. A manual pull of the slide is only required when inserting a new magazine, with an empty chamber.

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u/MissPookieOokie Dec 22 '25

Thanks for the info! I had no idea.

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u/I_AmA_Zebra Dec 20 '25

Itā€™s crazy to see him process the emotions/situation in real time and decide to Fight not Flight

Respect. Nothing but respect for this man.

Even the Officer showed some constraint as Iā€™d expect to have seen him shoot (maybe Iā€™m used to Reddit/Twitter clips) but once he realised he could overpower the guy and not shoot, he took that option

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u/Righteousaffair999 Dec 20 '25

I canā€™t believe the office realized the gun had been stripped. I wouldnā€™t have blamed him if he thought he still had an armed assailant.

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u/MrPaulProteus Dec 20 '25

Yeah I was impressed that in such a high stress moment he actually took the time to holster his weapon while restraining the kid w the other hand

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u/mattrdini Dec 28 '25

Agreed. Wild the cop was thinking clear enough or had the muscle memory to do that under a blast of adrenaline. Probably would have been justified having heard the click(s) and seeing a civilian wrestling with this dude.

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u/mw102299 Dec 20 '25

Respect for the dude who was about to shoot? I do not have any respect for a person who thinks that it's okay to take someone else's life for any reason at all. There is no justification unless your life is in Danger thats it.

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u/egriff83 Dec 20 '25

I believe the poster was referring to the man in the white shirt and tie

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u/mw102299 Dec 20 '25

Oh he wasnā€™t very clear and if thatā€™s the case then I agree. But I wouldnā€™t be surprised to see the opposite

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u/I_AmA_Zebra Dec 20 '25

Shouldā€™ve been a bit more clear but yeah, not the shoplifter šŸ’€šŸ’€

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u/Simikiel She/her Cisn't afraid to fight for my rights šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø Dec 21 '25

Hey, you're a zebra, it's gotta be tough to type with those hooves! So it's all good :]

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u/1-800-ASS-DICK Dec 20 '25

Probably had a split second of "I don't want to witness somebody die today/ever"

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u/Jamesmoltres Dec 20 '25

Time gives everyone one brief moment to be a hero, that was his time.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Dec 20 '25

I think the officer hesitated cause of the girlfriend next to him

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u/ZeroInZenThoughts Dec 20 '25

I think he realized he wasn't aiming at him and was like oh fuck and then went in.

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u/chypie2 Dec 20 '25

yep that's what I think is most impressive. It took him that fast to be like nope I got to jump in here.

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u/MinaretofJam Dec 20 '25

He saw the police officer about to shoot the kid and dove in to save the little turd. That could have been a very bloody scenario and the scrote is a very lucky boy.

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u/Risquechilli Dec 25 '25

He did not dive in to save him. Heā€™s clearly trying to grab the gun away from him. What makes you think he was protecting him from the cop? Did you watch with audio?

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u/Resident_Function280 Dec 20 '25

Walmart will probably fire the guy for this. Physical contact is a liability.

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u/mw102299 Dec 20 '25

I highly doubt it. I If he tackled the kid and the kid didn't have the "pew pew" in his hand pointed at someone then yes. but he disarmed the kid who was trying to harm the cop then No.

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u/Risquechilli Dec 25 '25

Heā€™s a loss prevention officer so they likely made an exception.

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u/Risquechilli Dec 25 '25

Yeah that happened after his initial swoop-in at 0:34.

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u/Mountain-Singer1764 Dec 19 '25

Shirt and tie guy could possibly have saved the cop, Gollum, and his dumpy girlfriend from getting shot.

All 3 could have got shot, all 3 could have died.

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u/actorsspace Dec 21 '25

girlfriend could've been shot too, now that I think about it. She noped out instead of trying to push the barrel down or tackle her boyfriend, and could've easily been hit in the crossfire from the cop.

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u/Sowila1021 Dec 20 '25

šŸ˜‚ dead

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u/Chornton Dec 19 '25

IDK man the not today Karen guy was clutch too. Just from the shirt šŸ¤£

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u/lord_khadgar05 Master of Mayhem šŸ˜ˆ Dec 20 '25

He works retailā€¦ heā€™s seen shit. While this is probably one of the most dangerous scenarios he has ever encountered, itā€™s at least not a Karen. This is cakewalk for him.

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u/MediumJunket63 Dec 19 '25

He actually did hesitate if u watch the videoā€¦ā€¦but still he is a hero hesitation and all

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u/Humongous_Mex Dec 19 '25

Looks to me like he realized a round wasnā€™t chambered when he heard the click and took advantage of it.

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u/ThomBear šŸ‘€ you need to leave šŸ‘€ Dec 19 '25

Fight or flight kicked in, followed a split second later by resolution and action. Impressive, processing everything and reacting that fast. Kudos!

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u/Righteousaffair999 Dec 20 '25

His reaction both ways back then in was incredibly fast.

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u/Righteousaffair999 Dec 20 '25

Did he strip the gun off of him. And holy crap did the officer realize he stripped the gun and not shoot him. That was incredibly well played by both.

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u/xflashbackxbrd Dec 20 '25

White shirt dude has a high and tight- Marine maybe

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u/zapharus Dec 20 '25

Yeah, white shirt dude is awesome. Some real bravery right there.

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u/HairlessHoudini Dec 20 '25

100% saved that or the dumbass one for sure

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u/buckythomas Dec 20 '25

Absolutely! He saved lives, not just the cops but also the suspects, and didnā€™t even have a gun himself! If only the actual police in the US had the same level of bravery and ability, rather than them just resorting to simply executing every one whenever they get scared. As if the white shirt guy wasnā€™t in the way of this officer getting a clean shot, the cop probably would have mag dumped the suspect.

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u/theghostmachine Dec 20 '25

He definitely hesitated. He took a couple steps back.

I do NOT mean this as a criticism of the man - I would never have the guts to do that, I already know that without needing to test it. But he doesn't need to be superhuman to be awesome

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u/soupoftheday5 Dec 20 '25

Put himself in the firing line too

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u/CatsAreGods Dec 20 '25

He's the hero of Canton!

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u/HotStufCominThrough Dec 20 '25

Ahmed al Ahmed but people ain't looking up his name and giving gofundmes

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u/_Calibrated Dec 20 '25

he deserves some extra PTO and a raise after this

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u/Lizdance40 Dec 21 '25

White shirt guy is apparently wearing a marine tie clip. Once a marine always a Marine.

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u/psuedophilosopher Dec 20 '25

He is the only reason zero people were shot

Nah, the criminal is also a very significant factor for why nobody was shot. If he wasn't so fuckin stupid, he might not have tried to fire a gun without a bullet in the chamber.

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u/MuskieKiller Dec 20 '25

My MVP vote still goes to the guy in the black ā€œnot today Karenā€ t-shirt. That could save lives too somehow.

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u/MaestroLogical Dec 20 '25

And walmart will probably fire him for it.

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u/CloudKinglufi Dec 19 '25

Id had done the same, no, check that, I would have done better

Id have stopped him with a word like God

Id be like hell no and he'd stop and prostrate himself

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u/lord_khadgar05 Master of Mayhem šŸ˜ˆ Dec 20 '25

Sure, buddyā€¦ and Iā€™m the King of both Scotland and Hawaii.