California dad admits shooting at car after teens egged his house twice in 3 days

San Mateo, California – A San Mateo father is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly firing a gun at a vehicle carrying three teenagers who he believed had been bullying his daughter.

The incident took place early Sunday morning, when 54-year-old Craig Steven Miceli reportedly opened fire on an SUV containing three teenage boys. According to police and prosecutors, the teenagers had returned to Miceli’s home to throw eggs after previously pouring canola oil on his front porch just days earlier. Miceli’s daughter, a student at Hillsdale High School, reportedly knew the boys and had been targeted by them in the past, prompting her father’s anger.

Authorities said the teens—two aged 16 and one 17—threw the eggs and fled in their car. In response, Miceli allegedly retrieved a firearm and fired two shots down the street in the direction of the fleeing SUV. One of the bullets struck the passenger side of the vehicle, narrowly missing the occupants. No injuries were reported…

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