Masked burglary suspect ‘kills homeowner’ before neighbor shoots the intruder

Masked burglary suspect, 20, ‘kills homeowner in front of his fiancee’ before neighbor who heard gunshots shot the intruder in the leg as he tried to flee

• Javier Medina-Tamayo charged with first-degree murder, occupied burglary with a firearm, home invasion robbery with a firearm and related counts
• He is accused of breaking into Enrique Blanco’s home in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday night and killing him
• Blanco, 38, collapsed in the kitchen in front of his fiancee and died from a gunshot wound to the chest 
• Affidavit states Medina-Tamayo, wearing a skull mask, pulled a gun on the fiancee before fleeing on a bike
• Couple’s neighbor went outside and yelled at the escaping suspect, who opened fire, prompting the neighbor to shoot him in the leg
• Deputies later found Blanco’s wallet, two gold bracelets and a gold watch in Medina-Tamayo’s pockets  

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:23 BST, 5 September 2019 | Updated: 16:25 BST, 5 September 2019

A Florida man has been arrested for murder after authorities say he killed a homeowner during a burglary, and was then shot by a neighbor as he tried to escape.

Javier Medina-Tamayo, 20, was photographed for a mugshot on Sunday in his hospital bed at St Mary’s Medical Center, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.

Medina-Tamayo faces charges of first-degree murder, occupied burglary with a firearm, home invasion robbery with a firearm, shooting into an occupied building and wearing a mask during the commission of a felony.

At 10.25pm on Saturday, Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 900 block of Linda Court in Royal Palm Beach, where they found 38-year-old Enrique Munoz Blanco dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest in the kitchen.

Javier Medina-Tamayo, 20, is pictured in a Florida hospital bed after being arrested on murder and home invasion charges. A neighbor shot him in the leg as he tried to escape 

Blanco’s suspected killer, Medina -Tamayo, was discovered laying in the middle of the street, suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg.

According to a probable court affidavit cited by Palm Beach Post, earlier that night Blanco and his fiancee were asleep in their bed when they were awakened by a loud noise coming from their living room.

Blanco got up and went to investigate the source of the commotion. Moments later, his fiancee heard a bang and saw her husband-to-be collapse to the floor.

The victim’s partner quoted him saying, ‘They shot me,’ as he struggled for air before drawing his last breath. 

The woman reported seeing an intruder wearing a skull mask, who she said entered the kitchen through a broken sliding glass door and pointed a gun at her.

The slain homeowner’s fiancee screamed and begged for her life before running out the front door, according to the document.

At the same time, the couple’s neighbor heard the racket, grabbed his gun and went outside, just in time to see the intruder pedaling away on a bicycle.

Deputies say Medina-Tamayo on Saturday broke into the home of Enrique Blanco in the 900 block of Linda Court in Royal Palm Beach and fatally shot the man in the chest 

The neighbor yelled at the escaping suspect, which the authorities say prompted Medina-Tamayo to turn around and fire his gun at the man.

The neighbor returned fire, hitting the 20-year-old in the leg and causing him to fall off his bike.

Medina-Tamayo was later taken to a hospital, where deputies searched his pants pockets and allegedly found Blanco’s stolen property, including his wallet, two gold bracelets and a gold watch.

Despite the discovery of the evidence allegedly connecting him to the home invasion, the 20-year-old denied his involvement in the crime.

Medina-Tamayo is currently being held in the county jail without bond.   

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