Man says he shot burglar who broke through window of home in middle of night. Alleged burglar doesn't survive.
A man told police he shot a burglar who broke through a window of a Tampa, Florida, home in the middle of the night over the weekend, and the alleged burglar was found dead.
Tampa police said officers responded to the Palmetto Beach Community for a reported burglary around 4:19 a.m. Saturday, WTVT-TV reported.
The man who fired the shot stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police added to the station.
Police said when they arrived at the home in the 1300 block of South Bermuda Boulevard, a man at the home said he shot an intruder who broke in through a window, the station noted.
Investigators said officers found a male in his early 40s suffering from a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead, WTVT reported.
The man who fired the shot stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police added to the station. There is no threat to the public, police noted to WTVT.
How are observers reacting?
Commenters underneath the station's Facebook post about the incident appeared decidedly behind the man who pulled the trigger:
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