Updated: GPD investigating fatal shooting at The Polos
Press release from Gainesville Police Department
Updated at 1 p.m. on 3/18 with new information from GPD
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Earlier in the evening, GPD responded to a domestic battery. The suspect made his way into an ex-girlfriend’s apartment and physically assaulted her. He fled the area prior to our arrival. The victim’s father also responded.
Approximately 30 minutes later, the suspect returned and again made entry into her apartment. The father, who was armed with a handgun, fired one shot at the suspect and struck him in the chest.
The suspect fled, and arriving officers discovered him next to his car. They started CPR until EMS arrived and pronounced him deceased.
At this time, the investigation continues.
Original report: Police are on the scene of a fatal shooting located in the 2300 block of SW Williston Road. Officers responded to the Polos Apartments at 9:30 p.m. and discovered a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He died at the scene.
Praying for his family at this difficult time may he rest In peace
I hope his “peace” is as restful as an eternal beat down twice as bad as the ones he thought right to give to his girlfriend.
Sadly, the onetime “luxury student apartments” way far away off campus are now turning into SWAG exurbs. Very sad and tragic.
SWAG? I’m old. Can you define?
South West Archer (road) Gainesville.
It’s the Southwest Advocacy Group. It was started to help the blighted Sw Gainesville areas like Linton Oaks and Magestic Oaks
It’s actually between Butler plaza and the Mall but growing like the Blob further east and south.
What is SWAG exurbs? Thank you.
I have lived in Gainesville my entire life and I can’t recall when the Polos were considered to be luxury apartments.
There is NO safe place to live in Gainesville. Gangbangers, dopers, they are everywhere! Move while you can people.
It’s dangerous any where you go doesn’t matter what state or town you’re in people have no respect for anyone
The city has to do something about the dirty filthy panhandling vagrants…they bring drug activity, crime, & violence. We can’t have bums sleeping & pissing & sh!tting downtown & midtown up.
Beginning to sound like all other democratic ran cities just hope the voters will wise up before it’s to late
It’s too late for him😉
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/27/murder-rate-high-trump-republican-states
This is good. A far left media site quoting a far left, self defined “fact” determining site. Both are wrong.
Your comment is spot on but will fall on deaf ears. This town is filled with sheeple.
This wasn’t even a gang banging type of situation.
No, but was he a gang banging type of person? A person who beats on women is as low as it gets, and if he’s trash gang bang mentality then the trash gang bang person is what brought his trash gang bangness to town.
Seems like there is a shooting every week in Gainesville now.
According to GPD the deceased had broken and entered and ex girlfriend’s apartment, TWICE. The second time her FATHER was on scene and shot the perp in the chest. He died after trying to be assisted, in scene. GO DAD!
I’m so glad that you can read and comprehend because that could’ve been her life. Meanwhile others are on here talking about gangbangers. Smh
Aaaaamen! I love to see stories like this. This fella found out the hard way what our fearless Governor declared a few months back- this is a 2nd Amendment state and we DO NOT back down! If you want to try and assault my family and commit a home invasion, you are leaving in a bodybag no doubt. Good for this protective father.
Poor boyfriend…….he now must be a ‘victim’ of so called…’gun violence’. I wonder if this was the ‘type’ of boyfriend who lives off their girlfriends.
Why didn’t dad just try to talk to the poor young man, or shoot a warning shot, or shoot his leg or the first out of his hand? We must ban guns! /s
All of us would’ve done the same thing to protect our daughter. No matter If it happend in the ghetto or Town of Tioga the shooting is justified it seems like cut the BS about swag and all the other crap out
Justice served through a smoking barrel.
Dad had the right idea to protect his family. Hopefully he was allowed to do so.
If you’re legally able, may want to follow this dad’s example and be prepared to protect your family as well.
Agreed. Be Prepared. People today only care about themselves. surely not you or the law. You should ALWAYS have the right to defend yourself and your family.
Legally or illegally
The father was totally legal under the florida castle, doctrine law
Good thing the woman could get her dad to come and protect her. Police obviously could not.
GPD needs a k9 in every cat.
Car, not cat…that was a typo…
GPD needs a K9 in every car. 🚗 👮♀️
He did what he should have done protect his daughter. I would have done the same thing to protect my children. I know this man and he would not have done anything like this unless it was ultimately and absolutely necessary. Good Daddys protect their children and fight for their rights to live. This is a stand your ground state. And he was standing his ground for his daughter. Who had been beaten and assaulted. What in the heck does anyone expect otherwise. This should not even be a case. This should be just what it is a stand your ground in a stage ground state. Fight for your rights and your children’s rights you have the right to do that!
Excellent job, Dad! You starved another lawyer, thank you.
He won’t assault anyone else’s daughter?
Fun to watch the comment narrative of the low-IQ AC readership pivot as more facts are made available. What started as a mundane “no place in Harvey Ward’s woke Gainesville is safe from crime!” quickly turned into “hooray for the vigilante justice we all love!” Tomorrow, we’ll learn dad is an illegal and y’all won’t know what to think.
I don’t mind raising yours…
vig·i·lan·te
/ˌvijəˈlan(t)ē/
noun
a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
protector noun
/prəˈtektə(r)/
/prəˈtektər/
a person, an organization or a thing that protects somebody/something
Dad didn’t appoint himself to be law enforcement. He asserted himself as any good father would to protect his daughter. May be safe to assume the actions you would take if it were your daughter.
“Stop!” “Don’t!” “No!” – people with ill intent usually don’t pay much attention to those words.
Wow – so witty – your IQ must be so high! (Actually, that’s the stupidest attempt at a joke I’ve heard in a while.)
Nothing changed between no place safe in Gainesville and the father eliminating the pos. It is great to read that the abuser will never have another opportunity to put his hands on another lady.
I don’t feel sorry for him. He was not invited, he assaulted the young lady, she called her father, and he came over and did what any father would have done, he protected her. Trust me I’d have done exactly the same thing. You mess with my daughter, it wouldn’t end well for you.
If the ex boyfriend broke into the apartment to commit another violent crime the victim’s father did what every parent should do. Protect and defend their child. He got away with it once and came back for more.