2 teens delivering for Instacart were shot at when they pulled into the wrong driveway. Police say they aren't pressing charges.
A 43-year-old man who fired at the teens said he saw them driving "erratically" on his property. The teens said they hit a rock as they tried to flee.
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- Two teenagers were shot at in Florida when they pulled up to the wrong address while delivering for Instacart.
- A 43-year-old man who fired at the teens said he saw them driving "erratically" on his property.
- A police investigation found both parties were "justified in their actions," and no charges were filed.
Two teenagers who were delivering for Instacart in Florida were shot at after they pulled into the wrong driveway to make a delivery.
There were no injuries or fatalities in the shooting, but Waldes Thomas and his girlfriend, Diamond D'arville, remain shaken by the incident, local station WTVJ reported.
The couple was making deliveries on the evening of April 15 when they pulled up to an address on Southwest 178th Avenue in Southwest Ranches, Florida. As they called the customer trying to assess if it was the right address and made their way to exit the property, they said they saw a flashlight.
"He's like, 'Who are you?' And we're saying we're with Instacart," D'arville, 18, told WTVJ. "The guy gets in his truck and reverses, and he pulls up behind us."
That's when D'arville saw the man retrieve a gun, she told the outlet.
"I had seen him pull out a gun, and that's when I said, 'We got to go, we got to go,'" D'arville told WTVJ. "I was scared. I'm not going to lie."
The couple heard three gunshots as they fled the property and pulled over on a nearby street, where they found bullet holes in their vehicle.
When they were located afterward by officers from the Davie Police Department, "Diamond was crying frantically and Waldes appeared to be extremely nervous and scared," according to an incident report obtained by Insider.
"We were there for Instacart, we were trying to tell him, and he went about it the wrong way," Thomas, 19, told the local station. "Instead of just calling police, saying I have trespassers on my lawn, he decided to shoot."
Antonio Caccavale, 43, told police he observed a vehicle on his property and told his 12-year-old son to "order them to leave." When his son called for help, Caccavale told police he "observed the vehicle driving erratically and running into items on the property."
D'arville and Thomas told police that as they were reversing, they struck a boulder, the police report said.
"That's when Antonio approached them aggressively and began grabbing onto the driver door window. Waldes, the driver, continued to try and leave the area. During that time they heard three gunshots in close proximity," D'arville and Thomas told police, according to the report.
Caccavale told police the vehicle was driving toward him "causing him to dive out of the way." The vehicle "side-swiped him, causing his right foot to be run over," at which point Caccavale drew a handgun and "fired several rounds toward the tires of the vehicle," he told police, according to the police report.
As the incident unfolded, a neighbor ran to Caccavale's house to tell him it was his Instacart order, local NBC Miami affiliate WTVJ reported.
The police report noted Caccavale sustained an "apparent minor injury," though it remains unclear if EMS or medical personnel responded were dispatched to respond. A spokesperson for the Davie Police Department did not answer additional questions.
Officers in the investigation were "unable to determine if a criminal act was committed by either party," adding that there were no surveillance cameras.
Both parties appeared "justified in their actions based on the circumstances they perceived," the report concluded, adding that no criminal charges would be filed.
"It's just not right — even if you have a gun. I understand you're trying to protect your family, but you don't come outside shooting," D'arville told the NBC Miami affiliate. "We're telling you what we're here, we're trying to leave and you're blocking us in. It could've just been on our way, and they made it bigger than what it was."