COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Video shows the moments an Amazon-contracted security guard escapes after a trainee attempts to shoot him from behind. The man later exchanged gunfire with police in Columbus.
Surveillance video obtained through a public records request from West Jefferson police shows 22-year-old Ali Hamsa Yusuf pointing a gun at the victim, who told 911 that he had been training Yusuf for approximately two weeks.
"He shot at me twice, but he missed," said the contracted security guard to 911 dispatchers. "He almost executed me."
*WARNING: Video may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.*
Yusuf walks behind where the guard is sitting and aims the handgun at him from three feet away.
He tries to fire, but nothing happens.
"It appeared that he had a jam, was checking the top rail of the gun, and then ultimately fired the round. It just missed the victim's head," said Brandon Smith, West Jefferson's Police Chief.
The video shows the guard scrambling to get away from the gunman, who briefly runs and then walks through the facility with a gun in his hand.
Parking lot surveillance shows him slowly walking through the parking lot. No injuries were reported at the facility.
About 90 minutes after the attempted shooting, police boxed Yusuf in at Georgesville and Clime Roads where he got out of his car and opened fire on officers.
One officer was shot and taken to a hospital, where the officer has since been released.
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