Palm City man fires about 30 bullets in garage after fight with housemate

Sara Marino | Treasure Coast Newspapers

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MARTIN COUNTY — After a fistfight with his roommate, a 27-year-old man was accused of going into their garage and firing about 30 bullets.

Nobody was injured, Martin County sheriff's deputies said.

Thor Obrien, of the 6000 block of Southwest Markel Street in Palm City, was arrested Saturday afternoon and charged with shooting a deadly missile within an occupied dwelling, battery, violation of probation and criminal mischief over $1,000, according to his arrest report.

Obrien's roommate told deputies Obrien moved into the home in March and rented the living room for $500 a month, but was behind on rent.

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When the roommate asked Obrien for the August rent, Obrien tried to punch him and tackle him, the roommate told deputies. The two men got into a fistfight. Obrien then walked out of the house and into the garage and began shooting, deputies said.

The roommate that Obrien fought with and another friend who saw the fistfight stopped Obrien from shooting more, records show.

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Obrien went back into the home, set the gun on a table in the living room and looked for his phone. Then he drove away from the home, the roommate told deputies.

When deputies arrived, they spoke with Obrien's roommate and the other person who told deputies what happened and the kind of car Obrien drove.

Deputies found Obrien and took him to the Martin County Jail, where he remained Wednesday afternoon. While bail was set at $130,000 for three charges, there was no bail for the probation violation charge.

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