A Florida man was recently horrified to find four thugs at his front door trying to break in as his wife and children slept. Now, the story has gone viral after the “alpha male” in the gang tried to shoot the fed-up victim in the face but got a brutal surprise when his victim decided he wasn’t ready to die.
According to Palm Beach Post, the shocking home invasion attempt took place in Lake County, Florida. Police say that 22-year-old Aswad Emmanuel Velazquez, Isiah Velazquez, Tareak Ilarreza, and Lawrence Alexis tried to break into the apartment of a man whose wife and children were sleeping.
As the four thugs tried to break the chain lock on the door, Aswad reportedly tried to shoot the victim in the face, narrowly missing his ear. According to police, the fed-up victim, who was armed at the time, shot Aswad once, knocking him to the ground.
Lake County Sheriffs Office says that the tenant claims Aswad got back on his feet and started firing at him again. In fear for his life and the lives of his wife and children, the armed victim put multiple rounds into Aswad’s body, killing him.
According to local news source WFTV, Fred Jones from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said, “He hit the suspect, the suspect went down, got back up and tried to shoot him again. That’s when he shot the suspect multiple times.” The other three criminals took Aswad to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police arrested Isiah Velazquez, Tareak Ilarreza, and Lawrence Alexis, and they are currently being held without bail. All three are facing charges of burglary to a structure while armed, second-degree murder, and two counts of attempted murder.
According to police, the woman who lives at the residence where the invasion took place was shot in the foot after she woke up to the sound of her husband confronting the thugs. She was reportedly taken to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries.