Detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting in North Reddington Beach related to an occupied residential burglary.
On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at approximately 3:16 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a 51-year-old male, identified as Robert Jackson, yelling on Gulf Boulevard near 164th Avenue.
Subsequently, another 911 call at 3:23 a.m. reported a residential burglary in the 200 block of Bath Club Boulevard North, where deputies found Jackson with a single gunshot wound.
Investigation reveals Jackson, after yelling on Gulf Boulevard, proceeded to break into a home on Bath Club Boulevard, engaging in a physical struggle with a 74-year-old female resident. He used a large rock, smashed through the front window, and entered the residence.
Responding to her distress, her 76-year-old husband shot Jackson in the right shoulder for their safety.
Following the shooting, Jackson unsuccessfully attempted another burglary before being apprehended by deputies.
Transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Jackson faces charges of Burglary with Battery and Attempted Residential Burglary.
Once released, he will be taken to the Pinellas County Jail. Detectives assert this was a random incident with no ongoing threat to the public.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Jackson’s Booking Photo is currently unavailable. He is currently listed as a transient.