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Man fires on ‘Pokémon Go’ players outside house

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Michael Young, dressed as Pokemon character Ash Ketchum, plays “Pokemon Go” in Springfield, Mo. on Friday, July 15, 2016. Two teens playing the game in Florida got a less friendly reception from a homeowner who shot at their car after going outside to investigate a noise late at night.
Michael Young, dressed as Pokemon character Ash Ketchum, plays “Pokemon Go” in Springfield, Mo. on Friday, July 15, 2016. Two teens playing the game in Florida got a less friendly reception from a homeowner who shot at their car after going outside to investigate a noise late at night. Guillermo Hernandez Martinez The Springfield News-Leader
PALM COAST, Fla.

Authorities say a Florida man fired shots at two late-night “Pokémon Go” players in a car outside his house but no one was injured.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office spokesman James Troiano says in a news release that the homeowner awoke to a noise outside about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and saw a car sitting in the road in front of his house. He told authorities he got a handgun and approached the vehicle.

Troiano says the two teens in the car sped away and the man fired several shots at them.

Later that morning, he says, the mother of one of the teens called the sheriff’s office when they realized the car had a flat tire and several bullet holes in it. She told officials the two had been playing the smartphone app.

The release says the investigation is ongoing.

This story was originally published July 16, 2016 at 8:17 PM with the headline "Man fires on ‘Pokémon Go’ players outside house."

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