Woman Accidentally Goes to Wrong House, Resident Shoots at Her 17 Times — and Then Explains Why: Police By Janelle Griffith 58

A man in Florida has been arrested on murder charges after police say he shot at a woman 17 times who mistakenly walked up his driveway.

Roman Rawicki, 50, was arrested this week on charges of attempted murder, false imprisonment, criminal mischief, battery and discharging a firearm on a residential property, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.

According to his arrest affidavit, a woman told police she was following an acquaintance home for the first time on Sunday when she got lost and ended up at Rawicki’s house in Palm Bay, about 75 miles southeast of Orlando.

The woman said she walked up the driveway and realized she was at the wrong address, at which point she claimed Rawicki grabbed her arm and wrist, “restraining her by holding her arm behind her back in an arm lock, against her will,” the affidavit alleges. The woman, identified as TP in the affidavit, was able to call the person, identified as WP, whom she had been following, according to the affidavit, which says WP ran to her aid.

Rawicki then threw the woman to the ground and retrieved a firearm that he fired multiple times in the direction of the two individuals, who had just gotten into the woman’s vehicle, the affidavit alleges. They told police that the vehicle was hit multiple times. According to the report, a total of 17 shell casings were found in front of the home.

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Rawicki told police that he believed the woman was a sex worker and that he attacked her out of fear for his wife’s safety, the affidavit states. Police said they recovered video footage that showed the woman approaching the residence in “a non-threatening manner before the attack.”

Rawicki called 911 on a recorded line and confirmed he was the shooter, said that he has a “no soliciting” sign on his property and that he understood the woman had gone to his house mistakenly, according to police.

The woman’s arm and wrist were bruised as a result of the physical altercation and her bracelet was broken off, police said. One of her tires went flat, in addition to other damage to her vehicle, police said.

Rawicki was released on bond on Wednesday. He was ordered not to have contact with the two individuals and cannot have any firearms, weapons or ammunition, per the terms of his release. Rawicki could not be reached at a cell phone number listed for him. His attorney did not immediately return a phone call or reply to an email seeking comment.