A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer who shot a 14-year-old suspect in the back during a police chase on Nov. 1 will not face criminal charges, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced today. The teen is recovering from his injuries.

Warning: Video footage from the incident may be disturbing to watch.

Nelson said the situation began with a car theft involving four teenagers in Northwest Jacksonville. The stolen vehicle, a black Kia Optima belonging to a DoorDash driver, was linked to several other incidents in the area, including a hit-and-run and a drive-by shooting later ruled a homicide.

“Because of how tightly clustered these events were, Dispatch issued a BOLO, that’s a be on the lookout for, across the city, indicating that the stolen Kia was also the suspect car in the shooting,” Nels

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