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Police: Homeowners shoot burglar dead[Multiple Family Members Armed]
MyFoxOrlando ^
| 4/7/2014
| Aaron Mesmer
Posted on 04/07/2014 2:35:29 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) - A man breaking into a Winter Haven home Monday morning was shot and killed by the family living there, Police Chief Gary Hester said.
It happened at a little before 7 a.m. on Lake Marriana Road Drive. A mother, father, and son woke up to the sound of someone, identified by police as 40-year-old Mitchell Large, trying to get in through a porch door.
Chief Hester said one of the family members fired a warning shot.
"[A resident] fired a warning shot above the door. That warning shot did not deter the intruder. The intruder didn't retreat," Hester said.
The chief said Large made it into the kitchen. But by then,three members of the Pena family were armed.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; family; florida; shooting
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To: VeniVidiVici
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posted on
04/07/2014 3:31:05 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: Sergio
Did we get him? I think so, but we better shoot again just to be sure.
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posted on
04/07/2014 3:34:56 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: tflabo
“Stupid morons breaking into others homes. Wonder if he was high or drunk?”
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Probably both.
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posted on
04/07/2014 3:36:39 PM PDT
by
mongo141
(Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
To: colorado tanker
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posted on
04/07/2014 3:40:02 PM PDT
by
justrepublican
(Screaming like a "Vexatious requester" at a Wellstone memorial...........)
To: VeniVidiVici
this happeded abt 7 miles from my house.
locked n loaded. polk county is a RED RED county.
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posted on
04/07/2014 3:44:32 PM PDT
by
Donnafrflorida
(Thru HnodredscottIM all things are possible.)
To: Sergio
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posted on
04/07/2014 4:33:48 PM PDT
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: VeniVidiVici
Bad guy picked the wrong house to break into.
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A homeowner defending himself/herself against a home invader is always welcome news.
A family forming a firing squad to defend themselves against a home invader is SUPER good news—not much of a chance of the invader overpowering that arrangement and much smaller chance of all shots missing the target.
To: VeniVidiVici
Mr. Dickinson said NRA members got lower IQ then non gun owners, but after reading this the dead THUG had a lower IQ. Dead Obama voter.
28
posted on
04/07/2014 5:00:29 PM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: VeniVidiVici
Facilis descensus averno - The descent to Avernus (Hell) is easy. - Virgil
To: VeniVidiVici
Hopefully, their kitchen floor is linoleum.
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posted on
04/07/2014 5:29:00 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
To: VeniVidiVici
Hopefully, their kitchen floor is linoleum.
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posted on
04/07/2014 5:29:29 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
To: Cruz_West_Paul2016
The warning shot was probably from a BB gun.
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posted on
04/07/2014 5:39:44 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
To: VeniVidiVici
They fired a warning shot at an intruder who was not armed and he kept coming? I don’t think the gene pool is going to miss Mitchell.
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posted on
04/07/2014 6:50:46 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: VeniVidiVici
by then,three members of the Pena family were armed. I pictured them blasting away for about 5 minutes.
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posted on
04/07/2014 6:55:56 PM PDT
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
To: SgtHooper
Just a thought,would it be a crime if either parent threw a box of loaded pop-tarts at the intruder?
To: VeniVidiVici
Looks like Mitch is Largely DRT.
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posted on
04/07/2014 9:05:11 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: VeniVidiVici
Nice shooting!
Another one of Obama’s sons?
To: VeniVidiVici
The dead perp, Mitchell Large, is no longer at large.
38
posted on
04/07/2014 9:52:54 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
To: VeniVidiVici
Hopefully they'll be okay. The police statements are encouraging though. But they could end up like this guy:
NH Homeowner Arrested for Firing Warning Shot During Burglary
The lesson here is that if you're going to use deadly force by pulling the trigger, you should actually USE deadly force, not a warning shot.
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posted on
04/08/2014 2:39:28 AM PDT
by
mvpel
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