Home Invasion, Shooting Took Place At Home Used For Drug Distribution, ECSO Says

February 26, 2020

The reported home invasion that ended with a shooting Monday off Nine Mile Road was at a residence being used for drug activity, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call on Sunnehanna Boulevard shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. They discovered it was possibly a home invasion, and the suspect had been driven to a local hospital and dropped off.

The ECSO obtained a search warrant, and what they found inside the home added another angle to the investigation.

“We did a search warrant that uncovered evidence of narcotics distribution inside,” ECSO Major Andrew Hobbs said. “But the homeowner is not being forthcoming and stories don’t match. At this point we are not sure if it was a home invasion or a drug deal gone bad.”

The alleged suspect was dropped off at West Florida Hospital with gunshot wounds by someone driving a pickup truck.  A deputy spotted the pickup in the parking lot and gave chase. After the pickup collided with several vehicles, the chase was called off.

At last report, there had been no arrests in the case as deputies work through their investigation.

“The person sitting  in the hospital with gunshot wounds is not being cooperative and neither is the homeowner,” Hobbs said.

Photos courtesy Renee Beninate/WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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6 Responses to “Home Invasion, Shooting Took Place At Home Used For Drug Distribution, ECSO Says”

  1. Riddle me this on February 29th, 2020 7:05 pm

    Funny how in this particular incident where the neighborhood/environment is a little different there are so few comments. All the other shootings had comments of blaming leadership, blaming parents, take them to church. No one looks at the fact that in the other communities the drug dealers, street hustlers etc, (tho its non intelligent on their part,} are selling for someone and guess where those ppl live.

  2. No... on February 26th, 2020 10:53 pm

    While I agree that marijuana should be legalized, it’s foolish to believe that all these shooting are based on marijuana. Marijuana is small potatoes to heroin, cocaine, meth, opioids and X. Most of the latter is what’s being found in the homes. Opioids are at a premium now that the government has locked down on usage and scripts. Xanax and Valium are more popular than marijuana also. Not to mention, some of the shootings are merely based on the fact some thugs have a beef with some other thugs… No matter the reason, the shootings are out of control and it’s only a matter of time before innocent people start getting hurt in the cross fire. Like at The Platinum Club last year.

  3. nod on February 26th, 2020 12:46 pm

    Seems to me like I heard people talking that in Florida if we just made pot legal we wouldn’t have a drug problem, oh well.

  4. Chris on February 26th, 2020 9:35 am

    Seems like the problem might be cleaning itself up.

  5. WhatIbelieve on February 26th, 2020 9:17 am

    Think bigger Willis. This is the off spring of War on drugs. So drugs were rampid & crack, herion, meth etc was at every turn. Children left to fin for themselves,abused, no love. To a young adult with Gangs etc now kewl & United as a family idea is. More babies now add some hate to that no love baby born everyday u get what we’ve got. Maybe if you still punish the ” crime” but not in an environment to grow into a monster to just live. How about a new way of life that the inner child is waiting to grow. We spend money having them there anyways. Support the children they leave behind to the same cycle. It’s actually way more beneficial to try reform first.

  6. Willis on February 26th, 2020 6:09 am

    Lock them all up and throw away the key.

    Oh wait my bad , it’s only drugs , everything is ok , we will rehab everyone and the rainbows will shine.

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