Kissimmee Walmart shooting: 8-second bodycam clip released by Osceola County Sheriff's Office

Bodycam video footage show deadly shooting inside Walmart

Authorities have released brief body camera footage from a deadly shooting at a Walmart in Kissimmee that shows the moments before an off-duty deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old boy.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released on Tuesday afternoon a very short, edited video clip from the body-worn camera of the deputy who shot and killed an armed teenager suspected of shoplifting at a Poinciana Walmart.

A spokesperson for OCSO said in an email that the agency was unable to release more of the deputy's body-worn camera video because it would show the death of a minor, citing Florida law.

The shooting happened on Feb. 19, 2026. Officials identified the person killed as 16-year-old Jairus Eroge Jones. OCSO said Jones' mom was able to view the full body-cam video before the edited clip was released to news stations.

OCSO releases nearly 8-second clip

New Details:

The nearly eight-second video shows the OCSO deputy running after the teen suspect, who deputies said was holding a gun in his right hand. The video freezes, where OCSO edited the video to highlight an object in the suspect's hand.

A still image from body camera footage inside a Walmart in Osceola County. (Source: Osceola Sheriff's Office)

The video also shows the deputy holding a yellow stun gun in his left hand and what appears to be a gun in his right hand.

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Seconds later, the video unfreezes. The deputy can be heard yelling, "Drop it, drop it," before the video clip ends with a statement from OCSO explaining why it is unable to release more of the video footage.

The backstory:

An off-duty Osceola County deputy was working at the Walmart on Cypress Parkway in Poinciana. Around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 19, the store's loss prevention officer reported that three males inside the store were allegedly hiding items under their clothing and were attempting to leave the store without paying for them, according to OCSO.

When the deputy confronted them, the three males – identified as 16-year-old Jairus Jones, his adult brother, and a juvenile friend – ran, the sheriff's office said. 

OCSO said Jones was armed with a handgun and as he ran from the deputy, he was allegedly approaching customers, which led to the deputy to fire his weapon. Jones was hit and died inside the store, officials said.

The other two people who were with Jones inside the store remain under investigation, though officials have not named them suspects or announced any arrests or charges.

The deputy who fired his weapon has been identified as Terrence Blackmon. He joined the agency in January 2022. He has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of the FDLE's investigation into the shooting, which is standard protocol. 

Deputy Blackmon has no relation to Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon, who was appointed sheriff following Sheriff Marco Lopez's arrest on allegedly racketeering charges.

What's next:

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating whether the shooting was justified. 

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Officials said investigators will review the full body camera footage and obtain surveillance video from inside the store, as well as consider the safety of other people who were inside at the time.

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Update: The article has been updated to add more background and additional details on the ongoing investigation.