March 4 , 2021

An Ohio man opened fire at close range on an unsuspecting deputy during a wellness check — missing her by a hair, dramatic video shows.

The footage, released Tuesday by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, shows Deputy Sara Vaught outside a home in Mason, where cops responded on Feb. 15 after a man called 911 to say his brother had taken something and just wanted to go to sleep, WXIX reported.

Video shows Vaught knocking on the door before saying “here he is” as a suspect later identified by police as 56-year-old Lance Runion stuck a gun outside the door and fired multiple times mere feet from the deputy.

Vaught briefly dropped to one knee while returning fire, striking Runion several times in the process. Several other deputies then ordered Runion to show his hands, the footage shows.