Current:Home > FinanceA South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house -CapitalCourse
A South Florida man shot at 2 Instacart delivery workers who went to the wrong house
View
Date:2025-04-13 14:48:29
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! (19212)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- These 35 Belt Bags Under $35 Look So Much More Expensive Than They Actually Are
- The U.S. could hit its debt ceiling within days. Here's what you need to know.
- Squid Game Season 2 Gets Ready for the Games to Begin With New Stars and Details
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Judge overseeing Trump documents case agrees to push first pretrial conference
- Q&A: A Republican Congressman Hopes to Spread a New GOP Engagement on Climate from Washington, D.C. to Glasgow
- Huge jackpots are less rare — and 4 other things to know about the lottery
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Squid Game Season 2 Gets Ready for the Games to Begin With New Stars and Details
Ranking
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Maryland, Virginia Lawmakers Spearhead Drive to Make the Chesapeake Bay a National Recreation Area
- These Bathroom Organizers Are So Chic, You'd Never Guess They Were From Amazon
- Coal-Fired Power Plants Hit a Milestone in Reduced Operation
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- Love Is Blind’s Jessica Batten Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Husband Ben McGrath
- Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win at Staten Island warehouse
- Kim Kardashian Reacts to Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s Baby News
Recommendation
Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
The Corvette is going hybrid – and that's making it even faster
How to deal with your insurance company if a hurricane damages your home
T-Mobile says breach exposed personal data of 37 million customers
Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
Inside Clean Energy: Coronavirus May Mean Halt to Global Solar Gains—For Now
2 boys dead after rushing waters from open Oklahoma City dam gates sweep them away, authorities say
Historic floodwaters begin to recede as Vermont dam stabilizes after nearing capacity