Gun-toting Florida dad rushes to daughter’s condo, turns tables on her abusive ex: police

A Florida dad shot his daughter’s abusive ex-boyfriend lifeless after the person allegedly assaulted her in her condo – then got here again for extra, in response to police.

Gainesville law enforcement officials responded to a home dispute on the Polos Flats complicated on Saturday and decided the unidentified ex-boyfriend had been inside the lady’s condo and “physically assaulted her,” a police assertion mentioned.

The lady’s father additionally got here to the condo within the aftermath, police mentioned.

About half-hour after police took a report for the alleged home dispute, the ex got here again and “made entry,” in response to police.

This time, nonetheless, her father shot the suspect as soon as within the chest with a handgun, in response to police.

The suspect fled and responding officers discovered him mortally wounded close to his automotive.

He was declared lifeless by EMS regardless of CPR efforts, authorities mentioned.

The investigation is ongoing, in response to the Gainesville Police Division. 

Residents of the condo complicated expressed shock over the taking pictures to native media.

“Everybody I communicate to right here is so good,” one resident recognized solely as “Cona” advised WCJB. “I come and I work out right here every single day, and everybody I work together with is so real and sort, so it was a type of issues the place it’s positively out of the blue.”

Resident Dalton Graham mentioned the realm is usually secure, noting the complicated is positioned close to the College of Florida campus.

“I assumed that you just had the incorrect Polos or one thing,” Graham advised the outlet. “I’ve nothing however good issues to say concerning the college and town usually, and particularly the Polos Flats. By no means actually had something like this, so it was fairly surprising.”