Man claims he shot ex-mother-in-law with a handmade gun in self-defense

A man accused of shooting his ex-mother-in-law in Miami Gardens was hoping to get placed on house arrest to wait for his trial at home.

Bilal Ismail, 49, is facing attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting his ex-wife’s mother in the hand and head.

On Wednesday, Gary Florencio, a Miami Gardens police officer, told Judge Christine Hernandez, the bullet, which was fired from a handmade gun, went through the victim’s forehead and into her lungs…

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