Florida Family Fatally Shoots Home Intruder: Police [View all]
Florida Family Fatally Shoots Home Intruder: Police
Police say members of a Winter Haven, Fla., family acted in self defense when they shot and killed a home intruder early Monday.
Mitchell Large, 40, allegedly entered the family's home through the back door at about 7 a.m. He ignored a warning shot fired at the door, Police Chief Gary Hester told Fox Tampa Bay.
Police said family members armed themselves. More than one shot was fired at the intruder as he made his way into the kitchen. The homeowner's 20-year-old daughter was also at home at the time, but not involved in the shooting.
Large appears to have been unarmed, but Hester said the family was within their rights.
"It's not a very far reach to assume that if someone's forcing their way into your residence early in the morning, they're not there to wish you well," Hester told Fox Tampa Bay. "When he failed to retreat, they certainly... would have a right to defend themselves."
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