TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA — A Florida sheriff’s deputy is being hailed as a community hero after dramatic bodycam footage captured the rescue of a 7-year-old child who was being choked by an armed suspect inside a Tampa Bay home.
The confrontation, which occurred Saturday afternoon, unfolded when deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a man reportedly armed with a knife and threatening a young child.
Bodycam video from the responding deputy shows officers approaching a door while shouting commands. Inside, the suspect can be heard threatening the officers and the child…