A Florida homeowner who shot at two men and killed one during an alleged home invasion days after Christmas is getting support from the local law enforcement and community for his actions protecting his family.
Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells told a press conference that the homeowner, who saw two masked men on his surveillance system about to break into his home on Dec. 27, “grabbed his firearm” and told his wife to “get into a safe spot.”
“This is the state of Florida. If you want to break into someone’s home, you should expect to be shot,” Wells said.
The homeowner fired multiple rounds and hit one of the intruders as the other one fled the scene. The shot intruder was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital but died from his wounds….