Bryan Lumsden said he was outside when he saw the chase between the Jacksonville sheriff's officer and a suspect come to an end on Tuesday afternoon on the Westside.
"It was wild, it was just wild and crazy," Lumsden said.
It was just one of the crime scenes after police said bank robbery suspect Michael Joseph Harris led officers on a chase, changed vehicles and crashed into a JSO K-9 Unit.
Neighbor tells me the suspect got out of this vehicle. The area around the SUV has been taped off @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/rxGXVZuwSP
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
He tells me an officer told him the suspect jumped out of this car and ran @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/jZBx2Me7Og
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
"When they wrecked, the people jumped out and all kind of police were coming after them," Lumsden said.
Then he said he heard at least four gunshots.
“That just brought me out and made me go into protect mode," Lumsden said.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Officer Jeremy Mason was shot in the face and Harris was shot and killed.
"Jacksonville, we have to wake up," neighbor, Evan Harris said.
Three streets over on Firetower Road, the suspect’s other vehicle was found.
Harris said his 8-year-old daughter saw several police officers swarm the area when she looked out the window.
The crime scene unit is here and detectives are searching inside the vehicle @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/6tAXftMUjR
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
JSO expanding the perimeter of the crime scene & pushing us back to the road @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/zZydBFmlUR
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
"It's beyond crazy to come home from hard days of work and have my daughter be terrified of ropes around," Harris said.
Two crime scene units were next to the SUV that detectives were searching.
Harris said he plans to use Tuesday’s shooting to teach his kids a lesson.
"We have to teach them that violence is not the key, we have to get away from this violence," Harris said.
As of late Tuesday night, Mason was in stable condition and is expected to be OK.
The majority of Firetower Rd is now a crime scene. This is where I'm told the suspect's SUV was found @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/ciQAGYKFpF
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
This is where officers said the chase ended. We can see a car crashed near a patrol vehicle @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/lXUPe1rlLB
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 25, 2017
A closer look at the crash scene on Buttercup St. This is where the K9 officer's vehicle crashed into suspect's car @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/3YCEeFk8er
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 26, 2017
If you look closely you can see bullet holes in the windshield of the JSO K9 vehicle @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/UX7lOp8B2S
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 26, 2017
#UPDATE : Sheriff says Officer Jeremy Mason was shot during the pursuit and continued the pursuit. He's an 11 year veteran. @ActionNewsJax
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 26, 2017
#UPDATE: suspect has been identified as Michael Harris. He was shooting at the K9 officer during the chase @ActionNewsJax
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 26, 2017
Jeremy Mason is recovering and Michael Harris was shot & killed after not surrendering. He's a 3 time convicted felon. @ActionNewsJax
— Danielle Avitable (@Danielle_NBC4) July 26, 2017
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