NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Northwest Miami-Dade homeowner turned the tables on a man who tried to break into his home, shooting the perpetrator and sending him to the hospital, police said.
Miami-Dade Police officers surrounded the residence, Sunday morning.
After witnessing the alleged attempted break-in, detectives said, the homeowner produced a firearm and shot the subject.
The homeowner’s neighbor, Alfonso Nieto, spoke with 7News hours later. He said gunfire woke him up.
“A little bit after 6 o’ clock in the morning, I hear a shot, a gunshot, and after that, I hear a woman screaming,” he said. “My neighbor was in the balcony with a gun and a lantern, OK? So, he saw me, and I came inside the house, and then, moments [later], I was talking with my wife, if I [should] call the police or what, and then I hear the police sirens, so I came out.”
Officers cordoned off the street and began their investigation.
“I hear my neighbor telling police that a woman was with him, so maybe the woman was the one screaming,” said Nieto.
Police handcuffed the subject and airlifted him to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
Nieto told 7News his neighbor shot the perpetrator in the leg.
With the holidays around the corner, neighbors said they’re keeping an extra eye out.
“This is the first time we have something [like this] in this neighborhood, so it is not something that is common,” said Nieto.
The incident remains under investigation.
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