A South Florida man is accused of punching and then shooting a repossession agent who was attempting to pick up his vehicle, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Port St. Lucie Police Department, Omar Sueque, 59, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested Thursday. He was charged with one count of attempted homicide and one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
On Thursday, officers with the Port St. Lucie Police Department responded to a residence on Southwest Villanova at about 12:20 p.m. EST after receiving several 911 calls, Treasure Coast Newspapers reported.
Investigators said that at some point during the repossession, Sueque, who owned the vehicle that was being repossessed, exited his Port St. Lucie residence and approached the 28-year-old repossession agent, who was sitting in his tow truck in the driveway of the residence.
Sueque allegedly punched the tow truck driver through an open window, Sgt. Dominick Mesiti, a police spokesperson, told reporters. A neighbor recorded part of the confrontation on her cellphone, according to WPBF-TV .