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Florida man, 18, accidentally shoots woman twerking at possible house party, police say
Local10.com ^ | December 22, 2022 | WPLG Local10.com

Posted on 12/29/2022 7:26:26 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

COCOA, Fla. – An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he accidentally shot a woman, also 18, dancing with him at a possible Cocoa house party nearly a month ago, according to Local 10′s Orlando news partner, WKMG.

An arrest warrant affidavit shows officers responded to a shots fired call at 1044 Azalea Lane around 10:25 p.m. on Nov. 27. Upon arrival, police said they found a woman who had been shot and transported her to the hospital.

Multiple witnesses told police that the victim had been “twerking” near 18-year-old Maurqice Thomas when a firearm in his possession discharged and fired a round, striking her in the back, according to the affidavit. Another witness said the gun accidentally “just went off,” police said.

Officers said they discovered that multiple people—both juveniles and adults—had been given alcohol by the owner of the house, who was possibly hosting a party at the time.

Cell phone footage of that night shows a juvenile handling a firearm in a reckless manner around children as young as 4 years old, underage teens with alcohol and the suspect, who was wearing a black hoodie with a Glock logo.

Police said they spoke with the victim on Dec. 7 after she was released from the hospital following her multiple surgeries. She told them Thomas and another person had been playing around with the firearm when she told them to stop, according to the affidavit. Moments later, while “twerking” with Thomas, she felt the firearm and attempted to move out of the way before the round struck her, officers said.

An affidavit shows Thomas, who she said she knew since October, also sent her a message via Instagram two days after the shooting saying, “I am truly sorry!! That sh- was never intended to happen especially to you if there’s any way I can get a second chance and talk to you on the phone can you please lmk and send your number.”

As a result of the shooting, Thomas is facing charges for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, culpable negligence inflicting harm, improper use of a firearm and tampering in misdemeanor proceedings.

He is currently held in the Brevard County jail on an $89,000 bond.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Local News; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: alcohol; arrest; banglist; battery; brevardcounty; cocoa; dumbassery; florida; floridaman; houseparty; negligence; police; shooting
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To: Texas resident
None of my firearms accidently go off. They all require a pull of the trigger. Guess his weapon was defective.

If anything, the weapon between the ears was defective.

21 posted on 12/29/2022 7:36:30 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: uranium penguin
I'll bet he was dancing as she was "twerking", and was waving his firearm around, holding it sideways and talking rap, when it went off. See, if he had only taken a gun safety course and kept his finger off the trigger, that one rule might have saved him from a life of crime...:)

He probably had one of these installed on his gun!


22 posted on 12/29/2022 7:36:52 AM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“I am truly sorry!! That sh- was never intended to happen especially to you if there’s any way I can get a second chance and talk to you on the phone can you please lmk and send your number.”

LOL!

Can't blame a guy for trying.

23 posted on 12/29/2022 7:37:53 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: Texas resident

Here, pull my finger.


24 posted on 12/29/2022 7:38:18 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: Sirius Lee; dfwgator

Verily, with Florida Man, anything is possible!

Okay, I clicked on this because of the weird title, but did you see the guy’s mugshot? It’s like his hairdo was purposely done to resemble a jesters hat.


25 posted on 12/29/2022 7:38:21 AM PST by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Well at least he didn’t shoot her in the butt, so she can recover and return to a life of prosperous twerking.


26 posted on 12/29/2022 7:39:16 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: ConservativeMind

Another twerking-related tragedy. Who will stop the madness?


27 posted on 12/29/2022 7:41:33 AM PST by j.havenfarm (22 years on Free Republic, 12/10/22! more then 6500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: dfwgator

If men can have babies, anything is possible, My FRiend. I used to doubt certain things, then I learned men can get pregnant.


28 posted on 12/29/2022 7:42:11 AM PST by sport
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To: moovova

No, not now but he will be in the next class that graduates. Count on it.


29 posted on 12/29/2022 7:43:55 AM PST by sport
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To: CatHerd

30 posted on 12/29/2022 7:43:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: moovova
Video of said FBI agent...

https://youtu.be/YnoJ4uqUa1U

31 posted on 12/29/2022 7:44:44 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: moovova

Ha, I forgot all about that schmuck.


32 posted on 12/29/2022 7:45:18 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Ain’t Nothin’ But A House Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBiSJ8jCTjA


33 posted on 12/29/2022 7:45:20 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Guns don’t “accidently” go off. They are negligently fired.


34 posted on 12/29/2022 7:46:04 AM PST by circlecity
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To: G Larry

This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for fighting, this is for fun.


35 posted on 12/29/2022 7:49:17 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“...a firearm in his possession discharged and fired a round, striking her in the back”

“...she was released from the hospital following her multiple surgeries.”

But can she STILL TWERK?


36 posted on 12/29/2022 7:50:32 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: dfwgator

Lol! You always come up with the funniest graphics. Go Gator!


37 posted on 12/29/2022 7:50:34 AM PST by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Grabbed the wrong gun.


38 posted on 12/29/2022 7:51:11 AM PST by fso301
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To: dfwgator
Maybe they haven't secured all the funding for another sequel.


39 posted on 12/29/2022 7:55:40 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Good Lord! It’s coming right at me!”


40 posted on 12/29/2022 7:55:54 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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