A Florida man shot a pool cleaner at his home earlier this month after thinking it was a burglar, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. announced on monday.

Jana Josevar reported being surprised to see a strange man on a pool deck in Dunedin, Florida around 9pm on June 15th. Her husband, Bradley Josebar, repeatedly yelled at the man, identified as Karl Pollek, asking him to leave. Yana called 911 after the gun was recovered on her property. in the report From the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

As Porec approached the door with a flashlight, Bradley fired at Porec and continued as he fled the scene, firing a total of 30 shots over approximately 90 seconds. Polek suffered minor injuries from bullets and shattered glass.

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Polek, who had been cleaning pools for six months to a year, had never arrived late at night to do his job, so the Josevars mistook him for a thief. Press conference.

Gualtieri also noted that Polek, who was late, did not call the Josévars or knock on the door before entering the pool grounds.

Mr Gualtieri called the incident “legal but terrible” and said Mr Hoževár “was acting within the law when he opened fire”.

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