Only on FOX, the Harris County Precinct 4 deputy who narrowly escaped a shooting with his life last week, days before Father's Day, is sharing his story about being shot at 16 times with an AR-15 rifle.
A Harris County Precinct 4 deputy who narrowly escaped a shooting with his life last week is exclusively shared his story with FOX 26.Deputy Deteryon Fontonet is a dad and got caught in the terrifying incident two days before Father’s Day. Deputy Fontonet was shot at 16 times, point-blank range with an AR-15 rifle.It’s hard to believe he spoke with me after receiving barely a few scratches during that terrifying shooting."It’s unbelievable.
The gunfire erupted after detectives say 23-year-old D’anthony Simms Coleman robbed two Academy sporting goods stores with an AR-15 rifle.Deputy Fontonet’s dash cam captures that AR-15 being turned on him after a chase last Friday. As the rounds ripped through his patrol vehicle, with bullets and glass flying, "I just received shrapnel to the face, left forearm, and left thigh. I am very grateful. I thank God every day ," says Dep. Fontonet, who spent Sunday, Father’s Day in church.
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