Body camera video shows police officer allegedly kidnapped by armed robbery suspect in roadside showdown
Body camera footage from Antioch, California, shows a police officer being pulled into a suspect's vehicle during a confrontation following an armed robbery at a grocery store. The officer, identified as Travis Donaldson, was dragged as the suspect, Dominick Desouza, drove away, striking a police car and a nearby store. The officer ultimately fired a shot into the suspect's leg to stop the threat.
- ▪On February 20, 2026, Antioch police responded to an armed robbery at the FoodMaxx grocery store on Lone Tree Way.
- ▪Surveillance video shows a stolen Infiniti crashing through the store's front doors before suspects entered and threatened a clerk with a handgun.
- ▪During the arrest attempt, suspect Dominick Desouza allegedly forced Officer Travis Donaldson into the vehicle and began driving, leading to the officer firing a shot into Desouza's leg.
- ▪The Antioch Police Department released body camera footage showing the officer being pulled into the car as it moved forward, hitting both a police vehicle and the store.
- ▪Desouza, 23, was taken into custody after the incident and faces multiple charges related to the robbery and confrontation.
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California Body camera video shows police officer allegedly kidnapped by armed robbery suspect in roadside showdown Dominick Desouza, 23, allegedly threatened to crash the vehicle before the officer fired a single shot By Julia Bonavita Fox News Published April 28, 2026 2:47pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video WATCH: Armed suspect drags police officer into speeding car turning arrest into rolling nightmare Body camera footage shows Officer Travis Donaldson being allegedly kidnapped by armed robbery suspect Dominick Desouza after being trapped inside his car in Antioch, California on Feb. 20, 2026.
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