Back off the car and the boyfriend.
Posted on 08/29/2008 6:53:51 PM PDT by csvset
The three men were trying to break into a car outside a home near Northwest 57th Avenue north of the Palmetto Expressway at about 1:30 a.m., police said. Miami-Dade police said they think the men were trying to steal the car's stereo.
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A man and a woman who were inside the home came outside. When the man got into a confrontation with the three men, the woman started firing a gun, police said. Neighbors said they heard between four and seven shots.
"These subjects came here to do a crime," said Bobby Williams of the Miami-Dade Police Department. "Once that crime was committed, the boyfriend came out to stop them or at least to talk to them. They attacked him, so she was in fear for her boyfriend's safety and herself."
Ilana Lopez was inside the home at the time of the shooting.
"If he was in my property, burglarizing one of our vehicles, she did what she had to do to protect it," Lopez said.
The three men took off in an SUV, which police said was stolen. Police stopped the suspects outside a nearby CVS store and arrested them.
One of the three men had been shot in the chest and was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital. He was in critical condition, NBC 6's Steve Litz reported.
The investigation continues. The suspects were expected to face charges.
Lopez said the car stereo was stolen once before, about three weeks ago.
"What can I say? I'm just tired of this going on around here," she said.
Florida's "Castle Doctrine" allows a potential victim to respond with deadly force if an intruder or criminal has intentions of death or great bodily harm, Litz reported. If the shooting is justified, the person will not be prosecuted.
Police said the shooting appeared to be justified, so the woman who fired the shots might not face charges.
The woman had no comment for reporters Thursday morning.
The names of those involved have not been released.
The slideshow shows the brothers that were nabbed. Damn, why do they airlift wounded perps?
Armed Citizen ping
Agreed. Toss him into a shopping cart and have his two pals push his bleeding butt to the hospital.
Then, charge the pushers with theft of the shopping cart, in addition to the other charges.
Good idea, especially if the shopping cart has one of those crazy, shaking wheels and at least one other wheel with flat spots.
In Minnesota, under the exact same set of circumstances.....
The shooter (Good Guy) would be in jail.
Because the good guys were in their home, witnessing a crime outside of their home and they were not in any immediate risk of harm...their only recourse would be to call 911.
Step outside, escalate the situation, shoot or even just brandish....felony arrest and to the clink.
We’re going to try to pass the Castle Doctrine law one more time, this next session.
For organ harvesting, (Oops, I’m not supposed to tell that story).
Why do you think we have had the significant increase in helicopters for transfer of patients?
Oh sure, its the compassionate thing to do. But it also supplies the transplant facilities for profit generating surgeries......
The donor cycles keep the surgery rooms humming.
Been there, almost done that!
One guy was shot in the chest so they drove to a CVS! Clever thinking!
Back off the car and the boyfriend.
I hope the shopping cart collector at CVS was armed with a machete to for the pieces de resistance.
**In Minnesota, under the exact same set of circumstances..... The shooter (Good Guy) would be in jail.**
Here in NY, the common definition of SELF DEFENSE is: Helping the Burglar carry out your TV.
Oh to have politico’s with GUTS, like the ones in FL!
Screw him if he can't take a joke.
Good shooting, sister. With a little time at the range, you can change that "good shooting" compliment to "great shooting!"
Aye....It’s not so good in MN, but it is much worse in many other states...
I suppose they were looking for Bactine and Band-Aids.
Har!
I always cry at happy endings!
You go girl!
Oh, you mean a Walmart cart. The local WM Super Center must have 500 shopping carts, and there's not one round wheel in the bunch.
You aren't (...cough WISCONSIN!...) kidding.
Smart Woman!!!
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