{"id":412330,"date":"2026-09-27T22:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412330\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T22:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:28:37","slug":"airbnb-renter-turns-tables-on-armed-florida-home-invader-with-one-gunshot-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412330\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbnb renter turns tables on armed Florida home invader with one gunshot: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Airbnb renter shot a teen who allegedly broke into a Florida home in an attempted home-invasion robbery, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Two armed men allegedly broke into the Airbnb rental in Fort Lauderdale and got into an altercation with the renter around 6 p.m. on Thursday, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/fort-lauderdale-airbnb-rental-home-invasion-shooting-september-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told CBS Miami.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.25030525;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41016736\" width=\"738\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mugshot-sean-thompson-25-year-142791989_2fa190.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Sean Thompson, 25, who was arrested following an armed home invasion.\" class=\"wp-image-41016736\"\/>Sean Thompson, 25, of Margate, Florida, was arrested for an armed home invasion alongside alleged accomplice Dareon Pubien, 18, at a Fort Lauderdale Airbnb on Sept. 24, 2026. Broward Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified gun-wielding renter then shot suspect Dareon Pubien, 18, in the chest, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Pubien allegedly fled the home on foot but was found by cops who followed a trail of his blood around the corner, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The wounded teen home invader was taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery. <\/p>\n<p>Arthur Butler Jr. described hearing a barrage of gunshots ring out across the street from him on Thursday, prompting him to call 911.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.77777778;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41016724\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/police-say-renter-shot-one-142793167.jpg\" alt=\"Police officers investigate a crime scene at night, with yellow caution tape marking off the area.\" class=\"wp-image-41016724\"\/>The Airbnb renter shot Pubien after the armed invaders busted into the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe at least 10, and then everybody was running,\u201d Butler Jr. told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Pubien\u2019s alleged accomplice, Sean Thompson, 25, was also cuffed in connection with the robbery. Both thugs were hit with charges of attempted felony murder and home invasion with a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson was ordered held without bond, and Pubien will be arraigned after he is released from the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>The Fort Lauderdale Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Airbnb renter shot a teen who allegedly broke into a Florida home in an attempted home-invasion robbery,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[11814,28,249,251,250,2918,6889,4278],"class_list":["post-412330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-airbnb","tag-florida","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-home-invasion","tag-shootings","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}