A Gainesville man accused of breaking into a home was fatally shot Sunday morning, Gainesville Police said.
Gregory Miller, 52, was killed by a homeowner in a condominium at Whisperwood Apartments at 4100 NW 28th Lane, GPD spokesperson Ben Tobias wrote in an email.
The homeowner, an elderly man whose name was not released, called police at about 7 a.m. after he shot Miller. Police found Miller lying inside the living room with gunshot wounds, Tobias said.
Officers tried to revive Miller until paramedics arrived, Tobias said. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting is still under investigation and charges are not expected to be filed against the homeowner, Tobias said.
Since 2011, law enforcement has been called to the block 12 times for incidents ranging from minor theft to an “animal problem,” according to the city of Gainesville crime database. From 2011 to 2014, there have been four death investigations in the area.
Sunday’s incident wasn’t the only fatal Gainesville apartment shooting this year. In February, Cedric Tremaine Plummer killed two people and kidnapped another in Summer Place Villas, according to court records. The state attorney’s office pursued the death penalty in Alachua County for the first time in three years.
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