PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - UPDATE: 05/26/2020 5:40 P.M.
Around 6 a.m. Bay County deputies got a call about a man breaking and entering near the 2300 block of Mound Avenue.
Neighbors say a call like this is very usual for the area.
"It's uncommon, this is a nice people neighborhood, it don't make no sense," said Gary Woodring.
Woodring was staying at a friends house off Mound Avenue.
"My buddy got a phone call from a neighbor saying hey, the police are all along the road, everything's taped off, blocked off, what's going on," said Woodring.
Just five houses from Woodring, a homeowner encountered 31-year-old Georgia resident, Nathan Jerrell Edwards, who was staying at a nearby AirBnB.
Nathan Jerrell Edwards, decedent
Deputies tell us Edwards was seen walking erratically through the neighborhood.
"The homeowner was actually out in the driveway loading gas cans into his vehicle," said Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford.
Deputies say the homeowner felt uncomfortable when he saw Edwards approaching him in a threatening manner, so he went inside.
"The homeowner then heard the front door crash and the subject basically crashed through the glass and entered the home. A female inside the residence was in the living room area on the couch and the subject attacked her," said Ford.
Deputies say that prompted the homeowner to go upstairs and grab a handgun.
They tell us he took shots at Edwards from the upstairs balcony of the home.
Edwards continued to attack the woman and the homeowner ran downstairs and fired more shots.
"Resulting in the death of the subject that broke in," said Ford.
Leaving neighbors surprised about the incident.
"I couldn't believe it, cause I've never known of any violence or anything happening around here in the year and a half that we've been here," said nearby neighbor, Ronald Collins.
Law enforcement found drugs at the AirBnB where Edwards was staying. [Surprise, surprise]
Four other in the rental are now facing drug and child neglect charges.
ROSAL
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
May 27, 2020, 12:28 PM
wxdave
This one is close to me. That's my hometown and these are relatives of mine by marriage. My Dad used to live on that street in the early 80's, about a block from where this happened. It's a quiet neighborhood. We are all shaken by the event, but glad it turned out on the good side.
-------------------------------------------- Floridian by birth, Seminole by the grace of God
May 27, 2020, 12:34 PM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by wxdave: This one is close to me. That's my hometown and these are relatives of mine by marriage.
Thankfully, your kin came out most okay.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
May 27, 2020, 12:46 PM
cparktd
Is it just me or is that an awful badly written piece.
Seems like a good outcome though.
Endeavor to persevere.
May 27, 2020, 12:57 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by cparktd:
Is it just me or is that an awful badly written piece.
I was thinking the same thing; wondering whether the author had actually gotten a passing grade in sixth grade English.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים
May 27, 2020, 01:00 PM
12131
Well, that's the sad state of "journalism" nowadays.
Q
May 27, 2020, 01:20 PM
PowerSurge
Another winner of the room temperature challenge.
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May 27, 2020, 01:21 PM
LS1 GTO
Steve walks warily down the street With the brim pulled way down low Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, Machine guns ready to go
Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this? Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat
Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust And another one gone, and another one gone Another one bites the dust Hey, I'm gonna get you, too Another one bites the dust
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
May 27, 2020, 01:23 PM
Sigmund
A few more details and a photo of the broken door.
PANAMA CITY — A Georgia man was shot and killed after he allegedly broke into a Panama City home and started attacking a woman Tuesday morning.
According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, investigators have identified the man as 31-year-old Nathan Jerrell Edwards. The attacked woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The incident took place shortly after the sheriff’s office received a 911 call around 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday in reference to a home invasion burglary at 2307 Mound Ave. Deputies responded and found a man, shot, on the floor inside the home and a handgun on the kitchen counter. The man, Edwards, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The residents, a man in his 70s and a woman, who were not married but own the house, stated that the male resident had been outside in front of the home when he saw a man walking down the street, acting erratically. The man, identified as Edwards, was staying in a short-term rental about a block away from where the incident began.
The man was screaming and swearing and, according to witnesses, acting very aggressively and erratically, a sheriff’s office press release states. The male resident went into the garage and then into the house to get away from the man, but he followed, beating on the door to the house.
The man then went to the front door, which was glass, and broke it to gain entry.
The man knocked the woman resident to the ground, got on top of her and started beating her on the head, the press release states.
The male resident stated he felt he could not physically stop the intruder, so he went upstairs to get his firearm.
“He shot the firearm multiple times, ending the threat,” the press release states.
BCSO Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Unit are at the residence to continue the investigation and process the scene.
May 27, 2020, 01:25 PM
Oat_Action_Man
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by cparktd:
Is it just me or is that an awful badly written piece.
I was thinking the same thing; wondering whether the author had actually gotten a passing grade in sixth grade English.
You mean like when it says that neighbors say this is "very usual" for the area, but their direct quotes say the opposite??
I mean, I suppose that extra syllable "un-" can easily fall out (sarcasm), but do we not have professional editors who proofread these things? This message has been edited. Last edited by: Oat_Action_Man, May 27, 2020 05:35 PM
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Educating the youth of America, one declension at a time.
May 27, 2020, 01:30 PM
HayesGreener
Note to self: practice shooting from the balcony. Shoot the burglars, best thing to do with them.
CMSGT USAF (Retired) Chief of Police (Retired)
May 27, 2020, 01:32 PM
HRK
quote:
ou mean like when it says that neighbors say this is "very [b]usual[b]" for the area, but their direct quotes say the opposite??
I mean, I suppose that extra syllable "un-" can easily fall out (sarcasm), but do we not have professional editors who proofread these things?
Give the guy a break, he probably dictated it using Siri on some iShit and it fixed what he was saying.....
May 27, 2020, 01:36 PM
wxdave
It was a .357 revolver. Long live the wheelgun.
-------------------------------------------- Floridian by birth, Seminole by the grace of God
May 27, 2020, 02:00 PM
Patrick-SP2022
quote:
“He shot the firearm multiple times, ending the threat ,” the press release states.
Thus endeth the lesson.
May 27, 2020, 02:15 PM
RichardC
Are reporters rewarded with Stylebook credits for using the term ' allegedly '?
I guess there's always the possibility that the guy was patiently standing in front of the glass door after ringing the bell, and an errant interdimensional vortex sucked him violently through and into the living room.
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May 27, 2020, 02:58 PM
rburg
I'm so confused. I'm thinking the "editors" are now communist party censors, making sure nothing reaches print that might undermine the cadre. I saw no mention of the race of the deadified. From that I just assume he was an unarmed black man. Lets just call him room temperature.
Unhappy ammo seeker
May 27, 2020, 03:06 PM
slosig
(Assuming the article is accurate) Homeowner was confident in his accuracy shooting the perp from a balcony while the perp was on top of his companion, beating her. #ShotPlacementMatters. #All’sWellThatEndsWell
May 27, 2020, 03:06 PM
Sig209
get some
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May 27, 2020, 03:49 PM
YooperSigs
Adios, Nate! Sheds a different light on the recent AirBnB thread.
End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
May 27, 2020, 03:59 PM
HK Ag
Going in likely saved the mans life, if the newly departed gets to him outside there is no running to get the wheelgun just take a beating from a disturbed young black dude.
Why dont the mentally disturbed like to stay on their meds?
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