Law Enforcement in Florida is special. Florida police chief issues warning to criminals after homeowner shoots burglars: 'Most people are armed' | Fox News
"One should expect that if you are brazen enough to enter into someone’s residence and it is not yours, with intent to commit an unlawful act, there may be repercussions," Haines City Police Chief Gregory Goreck said in a Friday press conference.
Haines City, Florida is in Polk County. I was hoping we would get a message from Grady Judd, the county sheriff, but Chief Goreck will do.
Goreck was responding to an incident on Friday where a Florida man with a concealed weapon permit arrived home and found two intruders burglarizing his residence.
One of the miscreants was shot. Cops were able to track him with a K-9 unit. The other would-be bad-guy ran like a rabbit.
Tyriek Tramaine Washington was hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds, he was treated, then he was charged and moved to the county lockup.
I never lived in Polk County, which is about half way between Tampa and Orlando, but I did consider moving there for a while. (Though I needed to be by the water if I was going to stay in Florida.)
Police believe that the homeowner "legally defended his home." That is because self-defense is a human-right, and Florida recognizes it as a legal right.
Hey, grew up in Hillsborough County, Brandon area, next door to Polk County. I moved in 95 but Polk County was very rural, lots of great places to fish, lots of country folks. LOTS of gun owners
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