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Several observations:

1st: Holy crap, I bank here. I don't go to this branch, but have been a member here for over 30 years.

2nd: The deputy clearly wasn't paying attention to what was going on. The perp (with gun drawn) was within two steps of the counter before the deputy even looked up (1:05 in the video), and if you slow the video down it looks like the deputy had his head down on his cell phone (left hand). This also seems like the deputy dismissed the perp as a threat right away, as the perp only sat down for one second before standing right back up and walking across the lobby to the counter with gun drawn as he stood up, which means the deputy stopped watching him from before he sat down.

3rd: Once the deputy realizes he's in trouble and goes for his weapon, it is too late. He draws while falling from his chair and fires his weapon into the rear cabinets prior to standing back up (1:36 in the video). Glad no one was nearby behind the counter.

4th: It looks like the deputy drops his weapon on the counter (1:43) and was walking away when the video stopped. If so, I am glad there weren't any additional threats to deal with, as he'd have been without a gun.

While it is easy to critique this from my computer, had the deputy simply been observing his surroundings instead of in a chair and looking down, he would have been able to react quicker and might have avoided being shot. So very glad to hear he will survive this incident and that the perp was caught!

ETA: there are a lot of opportunities for training from this video. From situational awareness/managing distractions to weapon handling and what happens to fine motor skills when the poop hits the fan.