Yikes! Sniper kills Florida man who fired 200 rounds at neighboring condos

[underpants]

I hadn’t seen this story here. HOURS of firing.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was killed by a Volusia Sheriff’s Office sniper after he reportedly fired more than 200 rounds at neighboring condos over several hours on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said.

“This is Ormond-by-the-Sea. We leave our windows open at night and our doors open at night,” Jason Valiant, who lives in the condos, told WESH. “We’ve never seen anything like this.”

“In 37 years, I don’t think I’ve ever had an experience where I had to position snipers and say, ‘You have a green light to do your job,'” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

“There was no negotiating with this guy,” Chitwood said. “My objective was to make sure every single deputy went home for Thanksgiving dinner.”

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/sniper-kills-florida-man-who-fired-200-rounds-at-neighboring-condos/

[Baitball Blogger]

1. "We've never seen anything like this."

Buckle your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

My bet: A Maga celebrating the election win.

[Historic NY]

2. Another convicted felon/nut case with guns.

https://www.volusiasheriff.gov/news/volusia-county-sheriff/ormond-by-the-sea-shooter-killed-after-opening-fire-on-neighbors-deputies.stml


The shooter, Joseph DiFusco Jr. (DOB 10/12/1968), was a military veteran, a convicted felon out of his home state of Connecticut, and the subject of a pending ex parte order in Volusia County due to a series of extreme mental health episodes that included delusions, hallucinations, manic behavior, and threats to his wife’s and daughter’s lives.

Following the incident, two Thompson submachine guns, a .45 caliber handgun and a 12-gauge shotgun were recovered from inside DiFusco’s condominium.

[ananda]

4. The gunz!

Wow. This country is in such bad shape.

I'ts a nightmare every day.

[joho260]

5. Thompson?

Where does one get a Tommy gun these days? Certainly not at your local gun shop or sporting goods store. Gun shows, not likely since they are not generally legal to own. Private sales? Prices for them according to the internet are several thousand to 10K+.

[Historic NY]

6. here

https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/auto-ordnance/long-guns/tommy-gun/]

[Attilatheblond]

7. Well, THAT'S terrifying

[mitch96]

13. "semi-auto firing replicas"...not a machine gun. nt

[NickB79]

31. You can buy new semi-auto replicas pretty easily

They just can't fire full auto like the original ones did.

But a fat .45 slug coming your way is no laughing matter.

[malaise]

33. No another case of a veteran with mental health issues

who either did not seek or was not provided the help needed.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

3. Didn't see this on the news. But was told of Black Friday

shoppers ad nauseam, and how much money they were $pending$$$$.

[dchill]

9. A good-news red carpet being laid at Trump's feet...

...from an economy that's due to Joe Biden. But I digress.

[underpants]

12. Well....

Don’t you want to be just like everybody else?

Spend
Spend
Spend
They have to get their quarterlies up for crying out loud !!!!

[Kaleva]

15. A number of posts here talking about spending and travel

DUers wondering how people could afford to shop and travel when before the election, they were complaining about the price of eggs.

[Callie1979]

28. Oh they'll crow about a "Trump effect" when in '20 they did the opposite.

[rubbersole]

22. I'm very surprised this wasn't on the news here.

I'm 30 miles south of there but with the same sheriff. Mike Chitwood is a major publicity whore. Surprised Mikey wasn't all Rambo cos playing leading the charge...oh, wait...there was real danger. Send in the underlings!

[Dave Bowman]

26. Is he related to Clint Chitwood?

[rubbersole]

30. I don't know.

He looks like he's related to Charles Manson. Well, without the forehead swastika...

[milestogo]

8. Florida man...

[Dave Bowman]

27. They finally got him!

[lame54]

10. Nothing can kill Florida Man

[Fish700]

11. You can't kill an idea!

[Jacson6]

14. It was probably somebody made at the HOA? n/t

[obamanut2012]

32. No

[Orrex]

16. Thank god that no guns were harmed in this incident.

[H2O Man]

17. !!!!!!!!

[Blue_Tires]

18. Ladies and gentlemen I present your "well-regulated militia"

😶

[Polybius]

19. Wait, so he fired more than 200 rounds at neighbors houses and didn't hit anyone?

The article didn't say.

[LudwigPastorius]

20. He was shooting at the aliens/zombies/monsters in his head.

The condos just happened to be line of sight.

But, thank mom, apple pie, and Uncle Sam his 2nd Amendment rights weren't infringed!

[Polybius]

23. Crazy

Thank God nobody was killed (besides the shooter).

[JanMichael]

21. Makes note to self.. windows and doors open.

If I ever decide to become a burglar I know where to go.

Oh wait, unless they are exaggerating or lying about leaving windows and doors open.

[Polybius]

24. I'll never understand people who leave their doors unlocked

Is it really that hard to lock the door when they go inside the house?

[JanMichael]

25. I know. I have always locked doors and windows.

Not sure why. Mild paranoia I guess. Lived in Southern California in the 70's as a kid and there were always creepy stories on the news.

Also I was reading about a serial killer a few years ago and he said that he NEVER broke into a house. It was always through an unlocked window or door. Plus if he saw signs of a dog, like a bumper sticker or water bowl, he would do a hard pass.

[Dave Bowman]

29. I grew up in a small town in the 70s and we always locked the doors.

[brush]

34. Suicide by cop? Must've been.

[Dem4life1234]

35. Flori duh man

[The Madcap]

36. Too bad for T****

This guy could have been part of the extermination team.