Can you believe what went down on Thanksgiving Day? It was insane! So apparently there was this huge dispute over loud music between a neighbor and grandfather Hureleyon McLean. And get this, it escalated so quickly that it resulted in McLean’s death!
They arrested the neighbor responsible for this tragic incident. Thank goodness justice is being served even though he’s not being charged. I mean, who in their right mind would take things to such an extreme level over a silly disagreement about music? It’s mind-boggling!
Police said in a press release that the neighbor “cooperated with detectives” and claimed that he shot McLean out of “self-defense.” The investigation is ongoing with police saying it will be handed to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
Speaking with various local news outlets, the victim’s wife, Rose McLean, said that the couple had been preparing for their Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends when the neighbor interrupted.
“He came up there to ring the doorbell and leave a message,” Rose told Fox affiliate WSVN. She said that it was around 3:30 p.m. when she heard a shot ring out.
“He was playing his music, and the guy said he was playing it too loud,” Rose told WTVJ. “So my husband, he went down to him.” She said she hadn’t known her husband had gone downstairs to talk to the neighbor.
“I heard the gunshot, ‘boom,’ and I just fly to the door. I see my husband lying face down in the blood,” Rose told WSVN.
When asked if the neighbor seemed sorry, Rose said he did not. “No, he wasn’t sorry. He was just standing, looking at me with his gun in his hand the same way,” she recalled. “And I go up to him and say, ‘Why did you shoot my husband? Why?’ And he said to me If I didn’t shut my mouth, he would shoot me, too.”
Speaking with WTVJ, the alleged shooter reiterated the self-defense claim cited in the police report, but the McLean family isn’t buying it. “My husband didn’t have any weapons, my husband didn’t even have a knife on him,” Rose told the outlet.
I just hope Hureleyon’s family can find some peace knowing that the person responsible is now in custody. It’s such a tragic ending to what should have been a joyful celebration.
