ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – New body camera footage released Monday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office shows a shootout between a deputy and a strangulation suspect that ultimately left the accused domestic abuser dead.
Records show Phillip Francis, 43, arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s home on Ridgemont Road the night of Feb. 6 as deputies were already there investigating an earlier domestic violence incident in which he was accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and after she went to stay elsewhere out of fear, he returned and set the home on fire. [TRENDING: Florida expands vaccine eligibility to some teachers, first responders | Starlink launch delayed | 1 year since Florida’s first COVID-19 case] Deputies said after the fire, Francis