Florida burglary spree comes to an end when suspect accidentally shoots himself with stolen gun: police

A series of car burglaries in central Florida came to an end when a 14-year-old suspect allegedly shot himself in the arm with a gun that he had recently stolen from a vehicle, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. 

All six of the burglaries happened in a neighborhood in south Lakeland on June 14. 

The next evening around 9:00 p.m., deputies responded to a nearby home about an accidental shooting and found the 14-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound, as well as another 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy. 

As deputies combed the room, they found various items that had recently been reported stolen from cars in the area. 

“A detective noticed a woman’s Michael Kors wallet with a woman’s identification card inside, and next to the wallet was a debit car which belonged to another woman,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. “An ammunition magazine was also found behind the headboard of the bed.”

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All three suspects were charged with armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm, and other crimes. 

“Please, lock your vehicles and make sure that firearms are kept in secure locations at all [times],” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement Thursday. 

“Fortunately, the young man who stole these guns should have a full recovery from his injuries, and hopefully everyone involved has learned some valuable lessons here,” Judd added.