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Threatening male begins beating up Florida mobile homeowner, but victim pulls gun, fires once — 'and the threat was over'

theblaze.com · 3h · first reportShare

A Florida male threatened and began beating up a homeowner in a Fort Pierce mobile home park earlier this week, but police said the victim pulled a gun, fired once, and ended the threat. The shooting occurred at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Seminole Mobile Home Park, WPEC-TV reported . The sheriff told WFLX-TV the victim 'shot the suspect ... point blank in the chest.' St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard R. Del Toro told the station the two men knew each other and had been involved in a dispute that included verbal arguments and threatening text messages. Investigators said the 37-year-old suspect — who has yet to be identified — made several threats before showing up at the home of the 22-year-old man, WPEC noted. Deputies said the 37-year-old knocked on the front door and was let inside before a brawl broke out, the station said. Investigators said the suspect pushed the 22-year-old homeowner and punched him several times in the stomach, WPEC reported. "The victim disengaged ... pulled out a