Newly released 911 recordings and footage from body cameras unveil the events preceding the police-involved shooting of Cory Sweeney in Jacksonville on December 16, following a tense standoff.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Monday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office presented fresh audio and video evidence from body cameras, shedding light on the December confrontation where officers opened fire during a domestic disturbance that escalated into a SWAT standoff. Cory Sweeney sustained injuries but survived the incident.
This material is part of a “Critical Incident Briefing” aimed at fostering transparency by the sheriff’s office after officer-involved shootings. The briefing includes the 911 call recordings and video footage of the shooting, both of which will undergo thorough independent and internal reviews.
According to the sheriff’s office, law enforcement responded to a residence on Bradd Avenue in the Dinsmore area on the evening of December 15, 2025, after Sweeney’s mother contacted them.
In the initial 911 call, Sweeney’s mother can be heard telling the dispatcher that her son is making threats, while another voice in the background insists, “I ain’t threatening her!”
Later, the mother informed police that Sweeney had confiscated her phone during the call with the dispatcher.
In the recording from just before 10 p.m., Sweeney yells “If you come around here, I’mma f****** kill you b****! Die slow, B****!” The call then suddenly disconnects.
When the dispatcher calls back, Sweeney answers, warning police not to come to the house and saying he will “blow [them] up.”
Police arrived on the scene and talked to the mother, who had already vacated the home. In body camera video shared by JSO, she tells an officer that her son is mentally ill and had threatened to hurt her. She recounts him allegedly saying he was going to stab her and cut her.
“He flipped the blade out and stuck it right in my face… this close. He said, ‘I will kill you. You hear me? I will kill you.’”
Police said the Sweeney would not leave the home, forcing a stand-off that lasted around four hours. As police attempted to talk to Sweeney from outside, a video clip shows him break the home’s window and send glass flying directly in front of an officer.
“Get off my property right now, b****. This is my last warning,” Sweeney says in the recording.
The officers ask, “or what?” to which Sweeney says, “Or I’m gonna kill you. I’ve got a shotgun right, I’ve got a loaded shotgun right here.”
Different clips capture the shooting, just after 3 a.m. on Dec. 16.
Sweeney is seen coming out of the home wearing a helmet and waving a hammer before retreating back inside. Less than a minute later, he came back out, and an officer talking to Sweeney over a loudspeaker is heard asking what he has in his hands. Sweeney appears to rear back as if to throw what looked like a large piece of wood before four gunshots are fired. Sweeney then retreats back into the house after being hit.
Sweeney was able to walk and surrender to police before receiving medical attention. In the video posted on Jan. 5, the sheriff’s office said Sweeney was recovering at a local hospital.
Sweeney was arrested for both battery and aggravated assault on an officer, aggravated assault, tampering with a witness and domestic battery.
This was the 16th officer-involved shooting of 2025, according to JSO.
As with all officer-involved shootings, an independent investigation into the lawfulness of the shooting is being conducted by the State Attorney’s Office. Following that, the agency will conduct its own administrative investigation to ensure all policies were followed.
