Florida jewelry store owner shoots teen robbery suspect in the head

[John42056]

Teen suspect shot in head during jewelry store robbery in Florida

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - A Florida teen was shot in the head by a jewelry store owner following a robbery at the business.

The teen, who is a suspect in the case, remains in grave condition, TCPalm.com reported, citing the Martin County Sheriff's office. We are withholding his name because he is a minor.

On Thursday morning, investigators said the teen entered the shop and asked to see gold rings and a chain. Then he put on three gold rings, each costing at least $850. He was told he couldn't try them all on at once, so he threatened to kill one of the store owners, investigators said.

Still wearing the rings, the teen pushed an employee out of the way and ran out of the store. Then he got into the passenger's side of an SUV.

Surveillance video shows the other store owner, 57-year-old Michael Dacey, fire a shot at the vehicle, which hit the suspect in the head.

Officials said the teenager was rushed to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The 16-year-old driver got out of the SUV and began to flee, but was caught a short time later. That teen is facing robbery and grand theft charges. One of the teens involved was reportedly involved in another jewelry store theft earlier that morning in unincorporated Port St. Lucie.

Investigators referred the case to the State's Attorney's Office, but Dacey is unlikely to be charged, the newspaper reported.

“We have no intention, as of now, based on the evidence we have, of making an arrest," Sheriff William Snyder said.

 

[Dadstoys]

Oh no.
Who's going to cure cancer now ?

 

[HuntMaine]

Head shot!!!! Damn I need to see the entire video

 

[Lip]

Oh no.
Who's going to cure cancer now ?

To quote Howie Carrs show he was a good boy, a very good boy.

 

[FiremanBob]

Florida Man, a dead-end branch of the human evolutionary tree. Except for the Idiocracy Effect, which is the fact that the dumbest ones reproduce the most.

 

[Old Hickory]

Americans doing the job the government won't! God help him if it were to take place in Mass though.

 

[headednorth]

"Gunman shoots former high school football standout and young "father" of two(?)" -CNN

 

[W.E.C]

Bad shoot.*Shooter is playing god over 3 rings.

That’s anger and revenge, let the dark side flow, show your anger fatty.....

Ok ladies flame away


*. ETA - not valid in some Fla counties. Your mmv.

 

[TLB]

Hey man, nice shot.

 

[headednorth]

Bad shoot. Shooter is playing god over 3 rings.

That’s anger and revenge, let the dark side flow, show your anger fatty.....

Ok ladies flame away

If he wasnt stealing peoples shit he'd still be alive.

 

[mwalsh9152]

Pretty ballsy shoot IMO. Not saying the dirtbag didn't deserve it, but it looks like he shot into a fleeing car through the back window with lots of traffic in the background.

 

[W.E.C]

If he wasnt stealing peoples shit he'd still be alive.

True enough, something these 2 nitwits should has considered.

But the jewelers I know would let this goon go,
And let the cops catch up with them,
Have the goods covered by the insurance.

In south Florida tho,
They may well be under siege
And the shoot em before they get away mode is good to go.

Send the community a message.

 

[Palladin]

F*cker ain't robbing another jewelry store

 

[greencobra]

1.) I hate thieves 2.) damn good shot

 

[67ray]

Former LEO:

Dacey, 57, of Palm City, is a retired law enforcement officer from New York who has owned the store with wife Barbara since 2012, according to TCPalm's public records searches

 

[Fixxah]

Former LEO:

Dacey, 57, of Palm City, is a retired law enforcement officer from New York who has owned the store with wife Barbara since 2012, according to TCPalm's public records searches

So we are amazed he hit the perp?

 

[JayMcB]

I'm amazed he exercised that kind of judgement as a former LEO in the escalation matrix.

I'm viewing this through a massprudence prism - and it had been here and the shooter not former LE, he'd be cuffed and stuffed, as well as relieved of LTC and firearms

 

[Climbnsink]

A little professional courtesy going on there. Not a technically good shoot, but a shoot that made the world a better place.

 

[oppressed]

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[Reptile]

Sounds like Murder to me.

No jury will convict though.

And yes, the world is a better place now.

If this happened in Massachusetts - the shooter would be in jail.

 

[Boris]

F*cker ain't robbing another jewelry store

or goes to prison college at taxpayer's expense for 50k/year

the "insurance" is the same guy and other honest guys paying their premiums, not a handout. Let's face it, if not shot, the "teen" would live fairly short life impregnating whores and doing more crime.

 

[hminsky]

Wow that was a real New York Police Empire State Building style shot, from 20 feet away into traffic with a handgun. I wonder if he still had his 20lb trigger pull New York service weapon.

 

[BigTimber]

Bad shoot. Shooter is playing god over 3 rings.

That’s anger and revenge, let the dark side flow, show your anger fatty.....

Ok ladies flame away

I agree. Not worth it.

 

[Lowbird]

How much nuffin could a dindu do if a dindu dindu nuffin?

 

[GM-GUY]

I guess stealing is a dangerous business - who knew? I guess the guy at the Chinese Food place had a limit of $5, this guy had a limit of 3 rings, to the next guy: "Do you feel lucky staying under the bar, or should you change lines of work?"

 

[amm5061]

How much nuffin could a dindu do if a dindu dindu nuffin?

Goddamn you! I just spent like 5 minutes trying to say this out loud!

 

[ISOTOX]

 

[Spanz]

would not try that here in MA. There was no threat to the shop owner at the time he shot the robber in the head.

Taking down the SUVs plate number would have accomplished the same thing--return of the stolen property as the cops went to arrest this punk

 

[headednorth]

would not try that here in MA. There was no threat to the shop owner at the time he shot the robber in the head.

Taking down the SUVs plate number would have accomplished the same thing--return of the stolen property as the cops went to arrest this punk

Or more realistically, finding the stolen truck in the projects a few.days later and no one knows nothing.

 

[robjax]

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if you pause the video just as it gets to :10 you can see where the bullet hole wasn't there and then how it was....running and a one handed shot. Holy crap....