Tyriek Tramaine Washington, 27, was arrested and charged with burglary
A Florida police chief issued a warning to criminals in the state after saving a burglar who was shot by a homeowner.
“One should expect that if you are brazen enough to enter into someone’s residence and it is not yours, with intent to commit an unlawful act, there may be repercussions,” Haines City Police Chief Gregory Goreck said in a Friday press conference.
“We live in Florida, and more so, we live in Polk County, and most people are armed,” he said.
Goreck was responding to an incident on Friday where a Florida man with a concealed weapon permit arrived home and found two intruders burglarizing his residence.
The homeowner fired his gun and struck one of the suspects before they both fled the scene.
Officers from the Haines City Police Department were able to catch up with the injured suspect at a nearby park using a canine police officer.
If someone breaks into my house I’m killing them and burying the body