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.
This station needs to stop using junior high kids to write their stories.
Witnesses said they were tying up the man inside, when his wife pulled a gun.
Does the woman have a boyfriend and a husband in the house? And why were the witnesses tying up the man?
I should have said EX perp.
“Then, a neighbor rushed over and shot at the suspect until he was killed.”
This is how all criminals need to be shot. Not with a warning shot or a shot to injure, but shooting to kill until that MFer becomes as useless as rubber lips on a woodpecker.
When you said NE I was curious to know if this was a new floating city I have never heard about until now.
The thumbnail mugshots on that link are entertaining.
He apparently lived in W. Palm Beach. So what was he doing in Orlando? Probably needed some money to visit Disney World, or Sea World, or something/s;)
When have criminals ever fought a despot for their liberty?
Law abiding citizens of Britain took up arms and fought the army of a despotic king to secure their liberty.
Criminals do not care who the king is or what kind of government rules the land because they do not care what kind of laws are in place because they will do what they want regardless.
Those who would be dictators do not fear criminals because criminals do not form militias to fight for liberty.
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