This officer-involved shooting resulted in the death of 26-year-old Amir Bradsher.

Bradsher, a North Carolina resident, was visiting a relative in Jacksonville. In the weeks leading up to the critical incident, Bradsher exhibited signs that his mental health was declining. Statements from his parents and an interaction with a North Carolina police department showed he was developing into paranoia, irrational thinking and bizarre behavior.

Late in the evening on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the family member Bradsher was visiting called 9-1-1 twice, reporting Bradsher was in a mental health crisis. She said he was locked in a room with young children, and she did not believe everyone was safe. Officer Robinson was the first to arrive on scene. He could hear a woman screaming inside the home.

Officer Richardson then arrived on scene, and the two officers entered the home. When they found the room Bradsher was barricaded in, they kicked the locked door open and found a chaotic scene: Bradsher on his back, screaming in a guttural, animalistic way while restraining a woman. The woman was screaming and clutching two young children to her chest. Officers immediately commanded Bradsher to release the woman; when he did not comply, the officer deployed his conducted energy weapon, or CEW, causing Bradsher to release his grip. Officers quickly grabbed the woman and children and tried to get them out of the room, but Bradsher grabbed for her again. The officer deployed his CEW on Bradsher a second time, and officers were able to remove the woman and children from the room.

Officers then tried to convince Bradsher to stay down. During this time, Bradsher removed the CEW probes from his body, rendering the CEWs ineffective. Officers then spent 30 minutes trying to calm Bradsher; he eventually crawled out of the room per the officers’ commands. During this time, other officers entered the home to assist.

When officers tried to take Bradsher into custody, he immediately became combative again. Two officers deployed their CEWs, but Bradsher overcame the neuromuscular incapacitation. He pulled the probes from his body and violently launched himself at the officers. In response, Sergeant Taylor, Officer Robinson, and Officer Richardson fired their JSO-issued firearms. Because rescue personnel was staged outside the home already, they quickly entered the home and administered emergency medical aid. Bradsher was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Florida State Statue 119 renders confidential and exempt from public records release all recorded footage from inside a private residence due to the resident’s reasonable expectation of privacy within the home.  The lawful resident holds the privacy right; as such, the resident, and the resident alone, has the legal authority to waive the confidentiality of the footage and its associated exemption from public records release.  Body worn camera footage qualifies as a recording and public record for purposes of Florida’s Public Records Act.  Here, the family member, who is also the resident, has refused to waive the confidentiality of all the body worn camera footage garnered within the residence, despite the JSO asking several times. JSO will file a legal action to release the body-worn camera footage over the resident’s refusal to grant consent. At this time, the litigation is pending.

The State Attorney’s Office will independently review the incident to assess the legality of the officers' actions. Once that is complete, JSO will conduct an internal review to ensure the officer acted within policy. Then, a Response to Resistance Board will convene, and the findings will be submitted to the Sheriff for final review. JSO is releasing this in the interest of transparency. Conclusions on the incident remain pending.