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Just after midnight on a Sunday, a man carrying a handgun broke into a house in Ruskin.
The homeowner’s grown son lived there, and he had a gun of his own.
Someone called the sheriff’s office about twenty minutes past midnight to report the break-in. By the time deputies got to the house, the son had shot the burglar, and the burglar was dead of multiple gunshot wounds.
He was 46-year-old Tony Sei. Whatever he meant to do with that handgun, he chose to carry it into somebody else’s home in the middle of the night.
This is just about the whole story. The sheriff added some thoughts that demonstrate how much he “gets it”:
Imagine the fear of being awoken in the middle of the night to a stranger invading your home. This is every homeowner’s greatest fear: a dangerous and brazen individual breaking in, showing a complete disregard for the safety and security of others. Our thoughts are with this family as they recover from the trauma of this event.
Note how the sympathy flows to the real victims — the family whose house was invaded — rather than to the criminal. Thanks, Sheriff.
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Sources
Primary
Armed Burglary Suspect Shot After Breaking Into Ruskin Home (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
News
Resident fatally shoots armed burglar in Ruskin, deputies say (Tampa Bay Times)
Armed burglary suspect is shot multiple times by homeowner’s son, Florida cops say (Miami Herald)
Ruskin homeowner’s son shot suspected burglar to death, deputies say (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
Armed burglary suspect found dead from gunshots at home in Ruskin, deputies say (WTSP)
Burglary suspect shot dead after breaking into home: HCSO (Tampa Bay 28)
Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder In Ruskin: Hillsborough County Sheriff (Tampa Free Press)
2A / specialist media
Homeowner’s Son Shoots Armed Intruder (GunsAmerica)
NRA publications:
The Armed Citizen® Jan. 24, 2025 (American Rifleman)
The Armed Citizen® January 24, 2025 (America’s 1st Freedom)
That sheriff's statement should be sent out to every law enforcement agency in the country to be used as a template for such situations.