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HCSO provides body camera video that shows man pointing gun at deputy before being shot

HCSO provides body camera video that shows man pointing gun at deputy before being shot
March 24, 2025
Brian McBride - WFTS

    RIVERVIEW, Florida (WFTS) -- A man was shot by a Hillsborough County deputy on Sunday after he was accused of pointing a gun at the law enforcement officer during a Riverview domestic violence call.

Manuel Alvarez, 50, was listed in critical condition, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO).

At about 3:47 a.m., the HCSO received a call that Alvarez, the boyfriend of the victim, attacked the woman and lit the bedroom on fire at the home on the 10500 block of Lake Montauk Drive.

HCSO officials said Alvarez had lit a fake plant and a few other items on fire, but they were extinguished when deputies arrived.

The victim had a contusion forming on the right side of her face when deputies arrived, said Sheriff Chad Chronister.

Deputies then attempted to contact Alvarez, who was in an upstairs bedroom. However, he threatened to shoot deputies, said Chronister.

When Deputy Shawn Swinford opened the door, Alvarez had a firearm and was in a “firing position,” Chronister said.

Swinford then fired his weapon, striking Alvarez twice in the upper torso.

Alvarez was undergoing surgery at Tampa General Hospital.

He has no criminal history. However, he was Baker Acted by the Tampa Police Department in 2022, Chronister said.

Swinford, 35, was hired by HCSO in July of 2024 after eight years of law enforcement experience in Indiana.

Swinford was placed on paid administrative leave and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will conduct the investigation.

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