Michael Joseph Harris is the bank robbery suspect JSO says shot K-9 Officer Jeremy Mason Tuesday afternoon.
Police say Harris, 28, led officers on a high speed chase after officers saw him get out of a car seen at two bank robberies.
He jumped into a woman's car and fired shots at officers as they pursued the vehicle near Old Middleburg Road, JSO said.
Police said on Wednesday afternoon that the woman who was driving that car yesterday was the victim of a carjacking and abduction by Harris.
The gun that Harris was using to shoot at officers was reported stolen out of Taylor County, Florida, in 2012.
Images: JSO releases photos after officer shot in the face
Police Officer shot: From the scene of yesterday's shooting. #JSO Officer Mason: Shot in the face. Suspect: Shot and killed by police. pic.twitter.com/nav0q2PSNc
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) July 26, 2017
Bryan Lumsden tells Action News Jax the pursuit ended right near his home when the car crashed near Buttercup Street.
Lumsden says immediately after, he heard four gunshots.
“When they wrecked the people jumped out and all kind of police were coming after them,” describes Lumsden.
Two officers shot and killed Harris, who police said robbed a crowded Wells Fargo and Atlantic Coast Bank earlier in the week.
Harris waited in line at Wells Fargo at 4328 Blanding Boulevard on Monday before approaching a bank teller, JSO said.
RETWEET: @JSOPIO says this is the man accused of robbing a crowded Wells Fargo in #Jacksonville this morning https://t.co/zqSpYSAR9L pic.twitter.com/Yqb1lmNU91
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) July 24, 2017
He told the teller to look him in the eye then lifted his shirt, revealing a handgun in his waistband, and demanded money, according to JSO.
Officers said Harris robbed Atlantic Coast Bank on Normandy Boulevard on Tuesday.
According to a witness, Harris went up to a bank teller and apologized for what he was about to do.
He said, "I'm sorry, I am doing this for my family. Give me the money," according to the witness.
Suspect who died after shooting #JSO officer was believed to have robbed Atlantic Coast Bank today, Wells Fargo yesterday in #Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/jS331NTfJZ
— ActionNewsJax (@ActionNewsJax) July 25, 2017
Action News Jax obtained a copy of Harris’ criminal history, which reveals he’s a three-time convicted felon.
Harris was arrested several times over the past decade for charges ranging from burglary to resisting an officer without violence.
According to JSO records, he was adjudicated guilty for burglary in 2007, adjudicated guilty in 2008 for resisting officer without violence, and in 2011, he was adjudicated guilty for burglary, theft and dealing in stolen property.
Harris was arrested in 2007 for possession of a controlled substance and possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis, but the charges were dropped. He was also arrested in 2016 on a grand theft charge.
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