A vacation rental home was the site of a “wild west shoot out” in Osceola County Florida.
A juvenile female, told law enforcement that a group of men got out of a vehicle carrying various types of guns. She told officers the suspects were dressed in black and wearing ski masks.
According to OCSO, the victim was forced inside the residence at gunpoint, and the group of home invaders entered the house. However, some of the rental’s occupants were also armed.
An altercation occurred, and property was forcibly taken from the victim according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s office.
Shots were fired, and the suspects, along with everyone inside the home, fled the scene.
Officers noted several pistol and rifle casings scattered around the outside of the residence. Inside, bullet holes could be seen in the walls, and the rear sliding glass door had been shattered.
“There was like an old wild, wild west shoot out inside the house,” said Sheriff Christopher Blackmon, “and miraculously, nobody was shot, nobody was injured, a lot of damage to the house.”
This is a reminder that even while on vacation bad stuff can happen. In this case, the renters were armed, but oftentimes air travel makes it difficult to bring protection. Travelers should be aware that they are often targets of crime, and I would suspect that criminals may even coerce hosts to provide information on guests — in order to target particular types.
