{"id":88253,"date":"2018-02-15T07:20:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T12:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=88253"},"modified":"2018-02-15T07:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:06:03","slug":"broke-residence-out-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/broke-residence-out-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"He Broke Into Her Residence. He Didn’t Come Out Alive."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Young, 28, died after breaking into the home of a Customs and Border Protection Agent. (Photo: Local10<\/a><\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

At around 1 a.m. Monday morning, 28-year-old Robert Young broke into the home of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent.<\/p>\n

Mr. Young, who had a criminal history that included grand theft, carrying a concealed weapon, and misdemeanor criminal mischief, smashed through a sliding glass window to gain entrance into the residence.<\/p>\n

Once inside, Young “confronted the victim inside the residence,\u201d Sgt. Carlos Rosario with Miami-Dade Police told CBS Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why was Young there?\u00a0 What were his intentions?\u00a0 The answers to those questions are not clear at the moment.<\/p>\n

But the resident, who has been identified as Maria Otero wasn’t going to wait around and find out.\u00a0 She grabbed her government-issued .40-caliber Smith & Wesson and shot Young, killing him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim is a Customs and Border Protection officer,\u201d Rosario said. \u201c[She] retrieved her firearm, shots were fired and the subject has been deceased here at the residence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Otero isn’t just a rank and file agent.\u00a0 A 25-year veteran of the agency, she is the Chief of the Miami \u2013 Tampa Field Office for Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n

Was Young purposely targeting Ms. Otero?\u00a0 Hard to say.\u00a0 Investigators say that the two were not acquainted.<\/p>\n

“At this time, we have no indication that she knew the intruder,” Rosario said.<\/p>\n

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The investigation is still ongoing.\u00a0 Ms. Otero has been placed on administrative leave.\u00a0 Standard procedure because she used her duty pistol in the shooting.<\/p>\n

Neighbors were shocked to learn about the incident.<\/p>\n

“(I was) a bit surprised, a bit shocked, but you know, it’s a very quiet neighborhood around here,” Steve Leonard said.<\/p>\n

“Well, it is Miami, so it can happen, but not in this neighborhood. This tends to happen in other neighborhoods,” added Leonard. “But this area has scared me always a bit because we’re so close to U.S. 1, so it’s a quick getaway.”<\/p>\n