Posted on 11/26/2011 4:57:08 AM PST by marktwain
APOPKA --
It was a wild scene in Orange County as a woman shoots an intruder while her boyfriend is tied up and deputies say a neighbor busted in with a gun and also opened fire.
The incident unfolded on 18th street in Apopka.
Neighbors said the man and woman who live in the home have four children, the oldest is 14. They believe the children were inside the home when their mother shot an intruder.
Deputies said two men broke into the home at about 12:30 a.m. Witnesses said they were tying up the man inside, when his wife pulled a gun.
Deputies said she exchanged gunfire with one of the intruders, was shot in the arm, but kept firing. Then, a neighbor rushed over and shot at the suspect until he was killed.
Police have identified the suspect as 28-year-old Samuel Jaymorris Preston.
"We are talking to others that were inside the home. We're trying to speak with those individuals to see what they asked for. What they wanted, because at this particular time I don't know," said Orange County sheriff's office spokesman Jeff Williamson.
The woman who was shot in the arm is recovering at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
The search continues for the second intruder. The Sheriff's Office helicopter was up for several hours, but haven't found him yet.
W(here)TF?
I lived in OC for years and have never heard of 'Apopka'.
Got to like a story with a happy ending!
Title is wrong. Apopka is in Orange County Florida. :-)
“Samuel Jaymorris Preston”
Damn Amish!
Northeast of Orlando about 15 miles
California???? didn’t they give up thier guns for bats like the UK? Makes me laugh that states like this run gun amnesty programs where gang bangers give up thier old guns for cash to purchase new ones, meanwhile the gun police in DC are formulating plans on signing us to an international gun ban treaty so they can disarm the lawabiding citizen. Crazy when the DC crowd is more afraid of the law abiding citizen then the gang banger.
Thanks Mazada77
Correction, NW. It just seems like NE when driving in on I-4 from Daytona. One of my fabricators is in Apopka.
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The header is wrong. OC in question is in Florida
Thanks...Stay Safe
My niece lives in Apopka. She was advised by the local police to get a concealed weapons permit and a gun.
“a neighbor rushed over and shot at the suspect until he was killed”
...I feel badly but that just strikes me as funny!
Thank you for the correction. I have added Florida to the topics and keywords.
Ah Yes 441...sucks on both sides of the road south to north
“I hope the neighbors had made prior arrangements for mutual defense. I like to see neighbors working together for their mutual security.”
This is something that I would like to see get started in my neighborhood.
My sister and her husband lived in Orlando area for years. They moved out last year. Things have gone from bad to worse. They love the new Florida home and county.
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