-San Diego, CA. -December 07, 2023. Support us on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/shop/policebodycamvideos Donate to us through Patreon! https://patreon.com/PoliceBodycamVideos? Moments after Curtis Harris charged out of the Ralph’s grocery store in 4S Ranch, he started shooting. San Diego police had just confronted the 46-year-old inside. Officers needed to serve him with an emergency restraining order in a domestic violence incident, and they suspected he’d stolen a car they’d located in the store’s parking lot. Harris was also known to carry a gun. As soon as officers called his name, Harris bolted. In the parking lot, Sgt. Anthony Elliott saw him and gave chase, the two men shimmying between long rows of shopping carts. Harris vaulted a short wall at the end of the cart corral and turned back toward Elliott, gun in hand. The image is clear on the camera the sergeant wore, he was so close on Harris’ heel. The scene that unfolded late Dec. 7 was made public Monday in dramatic camera footage released by the Police Department. Harris can be seen opening fire, the sergeant’s hands falling from the nearby wall as the gun goes off. Three San Diego officers returned fire, killing Harris. “Is everyone OK?” an officer can be heard asking after the shootout. Seconds later, another officer: “Where’s sarge?” They found him in the cart corral. He’d been shot in the head. Elliott survived the close-range shooting, but he remains in a San Diego hospital and likely will not be home for Christmas, police officials said Monday. San Diego police Chief David Nisleit, who said he tries to keep in touch with Elliott’s family daily, said footage of the incident was one of the most violent he had witnessed in his career. “They’re all violent, but this was a different level,” the chief said. The incident began about 10 p.m. when a woman called 911 to report the location of her stolen car. The vehicle had been taken during a domestic violence fight, the woman told dispatchers. An emergency court order was filed after the encounter, which happened on Dec. 4. Signed by a judge, the document ordered Harris to stay away from the woman and others, and to move out of the home he and the woman shared. According to the order, there had been other domestic violence incidents, some reported, some not. The woman called police after learning the stolen vehicle was at a nearby Ralph’s. “And he has a gun on him so I can’t just go get the vehicle probably without getting shot,” the woman told dispatchers. Police identified Harris as a potential suspect. Although the Emergency Protective Order had been filed against him, it still needed to be served. Officers found the vehicle in the parking lot and went looking for Harris in the grocery store. As soon as officers called out to him, Harris ran. Elliott was the first officer to chase after Harris once he exited the store. “Come here, hey! We gotta serve you with something, buddy,” Elliott can be heard saying on the video. Harris opened fire seconds later. Harris then turned and shot again at other officers giving chase. Three officers shot back. Police used a ballistic shield to approach Harris, whose gun was still in his hand after he was shot. Officers removed the weapon — a .40-caliber handgun, placed him in handcuffs and provided medical aid, police officials wrote in the video release. He was later taken to a hospital where he died. The officers, all who had less than two years of experience with the department, assisted their sergeant until paramedics arrived. Although Elliott was in critical condition, he was speaking and talking on the way to the hospital. The Peace Officers Research Association of California is aiming to raise $50,000 to support the injured officer during his recovery, according to a fundraising page. So far, nearly $33,000 has been raised.