A bystander was struck by a bullet as a man tried to fend off a suspect in a home invasion in Orlando, police said.The Orlando Police Department said they received a call about a burglary on Messina Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. While heading to the scene, officers were called to another address on Marbello Boulevard for a shooting.When officers arrived on scene they learned the suspect from Messina Avenue had kicked in a door at a home on Marbello Boulevard first, authorities said. A man inside grabbed a handgun and had some sort of physical altercation with the suspect when a woman, who was also inside the home, was shot unintentionally, according to police.Police said the attempted burglar ran from Marbello Boulevard to Messina Avenue where he broke a window of a home to get inside.Officers were able to arrest the suspect at the home on Messina Avenue.The woman who was shot is in stable condition.Police said the suspect, whose name was not released, will be charged with numerous felonies.

A bystander was struck by a bullet as a man tried to fend off a suspect in a home invasion in Orlando, police said.

The Orlando Police Department said they received a call about a burglary on Messina Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. While heading to the scene, officers were called to another address on Marbello Boulevard for a shooting.


When officers arrived on scene they learned the suspect from Messina Avenue had kicked in a door at a home on Marbello Boulevard first, authorities said.

A man inside grabbed a handgun and had some sort of physical altercation with the suspect when a woman, who was also inside the home, was shot unintentionally, according to police.

Police said the attempted burglar ran from Marbello Boulevard to Messina Avenue where he broke a window of a home to get inside.

Officers were able to arrest the suspect at the home on Messina Avenue.

The woman who was shot is in stable condition.

Police said the suspect, whose name was not released, will be charged with numerous felonies.