A Miami Beach police officer is shot in the face by an armed suspect holding hostages [VIDEO]

A year-old case in Miami Beach, Florida, has resurfaced with the recent release of intense body camera footage.

The video captured the fatal shooting of an escaped convict, Darien Young, by an officer as Young held a girl and a store clerk hostage at knifepoint inside a Victoria's Secret store.

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The incident took place on July 27, 2023 at the Lincoln Road store. Young, 29, had previously escaped from the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, where he was serving time as a minimum-security resident.

In the footage released, officers can be seen arriving as Young had the girl and employee pinned down, with a knife at her throat. “Sheath him!” Young yelled at the officers, resisting their attempts to get him to drop the knife. “Back up!”

The officers tried to reason with Young, reassuring him that his life was not over and urging him to release the hostages. “Just put the knife down and we'll talk about it,” an officer can be heard saying. The tense situation escalated when Young threatened the lives of the hostages.

As officers maintained a perimeter around Young, the scene became critical. Despite the efforts of the agents to calm the situation and negotiate.

Finally, Officer Corey Jackson made his move, firing a single shot that struck Young in the head. Young fell to the ground and officers quickly helped the hostages to safety.

The aftermath captured on Jackson's body cam revealed the emotional weight of the encounter as he left the store. Colleagues comforted him and urged him to breathe and get fresh air.

After the shooting, Young was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead.

The tactical knife he had brandished was recovered at the scene.