Current:Home > ContactA South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house -ProfitSphere Academy
A South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house
View
Date:2025-04-12 14:23:19
A man in South Florida shot at the car of two people who drove onto his property after they got lost trying to drop off an Instacart order, police said, leaving the car with bullet holes and a flat tire.
The resident said he fired after the car ran over his foot.
According to a report released by the Davie Police Department, 19-year-old Waldes Thomas Jr. and 18-year-old Diamond Harley Darville were attempting to deliver an Instacart grocery order on the evening of April 15 but were having trouble locating the address of the person who placed the order.
The pair mistakenly pulled their car onto the property of Antonio Caccavale, 43, in Southwest Ranches, a town about 20 miles northwest of Miami.
Caccavale's 12-year-old son approached them, and they said they tried to reverse out of the property and struck a boulder. They told investigators that was when Caccavale then aggressively approached the vehicle and grabbed at the driver's side window.
Thomas began driving the gray Honda Civic away when they heard three gunshots.
Caccavale told investigators that when he saw a vehicle on his property, he asked his son to tell the occupants to leave.
He said he heard his son calling for help and ran to his aid, where Caccavale said the vehicle was driving "erratically" and hitting items on the property, such as boulders and fence posts.
The car reversed, sideswiped him and ran over his right foot, Caccavale said, which was when he drew his Smith & Wesson Shield handgun and fired several shots toward the tires. He told police he wanted to disable the vehicle.
Police said they observed two bullet holes in the car's rear bumper and the rear passenger tire was flat. They said they had no video footage of the shooting.
Darville told NBC6 in South Florida that the duo only realized they'd been fired upon after they drove away.
"I had seen him pull out a gun and that's when I said, 'We got to go, we got to go,' " she said. "I was scared, I'm not going to lie."
Police said in the report that it was unclear if a crime had occurred. "Each party appear justified in their actions based on the circumstances they perceived," police said.
In a statement, Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor called the incident "very disturbing" and said his office requested a full investigation and legal review from the police department. He said the police had not yet sent over their reports and findings.
"Once the police investigation is completed and forwarded to my office, prosecutors will conduct a thorough review of all of the facts presented, the evidence, and the applicable law," Pryor said. "Prosecutors will then make a decision about whether criminal charges should be filed."
The harrowing episode called to mind other recent shootings of people who had mistakenly ended up at the wrong address.
Kaylin Gillis, 20, was killed after she and her friends drove into the wrong driveway in upstate New York and the homeowner opened fire. A Kansas City man shot and injured 16-year-old Ralph Yarl when Yarl went to the incorrect home to pick up his siblings.
veryGood! (449)
Related
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Rev. William Barber II says AMC theater asked him to leave over a chair; AMC apologizes
- Gary Oldman calls his 'Harry Potter' performance as Sirius Black 'mediocre'
- Venice is limiting tourist groups to 25 people starting in June to protect the popular lagoon city
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Feds to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on his new immigration law: Enforce it and we'll sue
- Shopping on New Year’s Day 2024? From Costco to Walmart, see what stores are open and closed
- Michigan insists reaction to facing Alabama in playoff was shock, but it wasn't convincing
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Browns receiver Elijah Moore back home after being hospitalized overnight with concussion
Ranking
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold
- Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
- Double Down on the Cast of Las Vegas Then and Now
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- A popular asthma inhaler will be discontinued in January. Here's what to know.
- Watch as Florida firefighters, deputies save family's Christmas after wreck drowns gifts
- Federal agency orders recall of hazardous magnetic-ball kits sold at Walmart.com
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem survives qualifying match and a brush with venomous snake
Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
Paula Abdul Sues American Idol EP Nigel Lythgoe for Sexual Assault
Brazil expresses concern over Venezuela-Guyana border dispute as naval exercises begin in area
Kim Zolciak Shares Message on Letting Go in 2024 Amid Kroy Biermann Divorce