A suspect in an attempted armed home invasion robbery was shot by a renter at a Fort Lauderdale Airbnb Thursday night, police said.
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The incident happened around 6 p.m. at a home in the 800 block of Northwest 19th Avenue.
Fort Lauderdale Police said a man went to the Airbnb armed with a gun and entered while trying to commit a robbery.
Once inside, an altercation unfolded between the suspect and the renter, who opened fire on the suspect.
The suspect was shot and fled the home on foot but officers found him nearby suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper torso, police said.
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He was taken to a local hospital where he was in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery.
The suspect, 18-year-old Dareon Pubien, is expected to face charges of attempted murder and home invasion with a firearm, police said.
A second suspect believed to be an accomplice, 25-year-old Sean Thompson, was arrested and faces the same charges, police said.
Detectives are still looking into the shooting but investigating it as an act of self-defense.
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No other details were immediately known.
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