Florida: Jealous Boyfriend Shot In Apparent Self-Defense Incident

Because the outdated saying goes, “Play silly video games, win silly prizes.”

That’s the lesson a jealous, and harmful, Florida man not too long ago discovered when he determined to assault one in every of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriends. Threatening somebody that you simply’ll shoot them is harmful in additional methods than one—it’s unlawful, plus it may possibly get you killed.

Such was the case in a September 4 incident in St. Petersburg, Florida. In keeping with police, 39-year-old Matthew Weisner was ingesting together with his girlfriend, Amber Souza, at her home in Pinellas Park when the 2 started arguing. Quickly, in accordance with studies, “Weisner started contacting Souza’s earlier boyfriends out of jealousy.”

One ex-boyfriend Weisner known as was Michael McMann. In the course of the name, Weisner started yelling and threatening to hurt McMann with a firearm, even saying that he could be coming to McMann’s house to get him.

When Weisner arrived at McMann’s home later, McMann wasn’t there. Nevertheless, his youthful brother, Austin McMann was, and Weisner’s sudden arrival startled him.

Austin McMann later instructed detectives that he didn’t know who Weisner was however thought he might need been in a automotive accident due to the velocity and angle that he pulled as much as the home, the place he had stopped partially on the street and partially on the property.

When Austin went outdoors the home with a firearm and demanded that Weisner go away, Weisner began yelling and reached into the console of this truck. In keeping with the sheriff’s report: “Austin heard a sound he felt was in keeping with the racking of a gun slide and noticed corresponding motion.”

That’s when the youthful brother fired a number of pictures, gravely wounding the aggressor. Austin McMann then ran again into the home and known as 911.

Whereas the investigation is ongoing, Austin is claiming self-defense within the altercation. Weisner stays on life assist at an area hospital with what detectives known as a “non-survivable gunshot wound to the top.”