Armed husband confronts suspected Florida kidnapper after wife is followed home

Police person ruled a Florida man’s actions arsenic self-defense aft helium changeable a felon who allegedly attempted to abduct his wife.

According to Fox News affiliate WTVT-TV, citing the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Nicholas Palomo, a 36-year-old felon who had antecedently gone to situation for kidnapping and different crimes, attempted to abduct a pistillate who was walking her canine successful Bradenton, Florida, connected New Year's Day.

The pistillate managed to tally distant from Palomo's car and warned her husband, who went extracurricular to face Palomo.

Detectives accidental that Palomo began acting successful a threatening mode earlier advancing towards the husband. That's when, according to police, helium allegedly opened occurrence connected Palomo.

Nicholas Palomo successful a 2023 booking photo. Police said that connected Jan. 1, Palomo had caused a disturbance astatine adjacent Circle K and appeared nether the power of drugs earlier approaching a pistillate walking her dog. (Manatee County Sheriff's Office)

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Deputies arrived astatine the shooting astatine 12:27 a.m. to find the suspect, who died astatine the country contempt life-saving efforts. An autopsy recovered that Palomo died astatine the country from a azygous gunshot coiled to the chest.

Before the alleged abduction, Palomo reportedly caused a disturbance astatine a adjacent Circle K portion appearing to beryllium nether the power of drugs.

The State Attorney's Office determined the homeowner acted successful self-defense erstwhile confronting Nicholas Palomo connected New Year's Day. (WTVT-TV)

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According to the outlet, aft reviewing the case, the State Attorney’s Office determined that the homeowner's actions were justified.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Department ruled that the homeowner's enactment were justified. (Manatee County Sheriff's Office)

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The names of the hubby and the woman were not released successful accordance with Marsy’s Law. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office for comment.