Florida man shoots dead 71-year-old neighbor for playing music too loud on Thanksgiving

“I hear a gunshot, boom,” said the victim’s wife. “My husband was face down, laying in the blood.”

Gunman claims shooting was in self-defense (NBC Miami screengrab)

A Florida man allegedly shot his elderly neighbor on Thanksgiving for playing his music too loudly.

Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called around 3:30p.m. on November 28, to the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lauderdale Lakes.

“There’s a male laying face down. Be advised subject is possibly still on scene,” police dispatchers said over the radio as officers rushed to investigation, WSVN reports.

At the complex they found Hureleyon McLean, 71, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

A preliminary investigation “revealed that McLean was in an altercation with his neighbor and was shot during that altercation,” according to the sheriff’s office. The neighbor cooperated with police and presented a claim of self-defense during an interview.

Hureleyon’s wife Rose McLean said the shooting occured after the neighbor complained Hureleyon was playing his music too loudly and attempted to “leave a message” at their door. The 71-year-old went to speak with the neighbor then a shot rang out.

“I hear a gunshot, boom,” McLean told NBC Miami. “My husband was face down, laying in the blood.”

McLean says the neighbor then threatened to shoot her too. She also claims her husband was unarmed.

Hureleyon McLean, 71, was not armed, family said (WSVN screengrab)

“My husband didn’t have any weapon,” she added in the NBC Miami interview. “My husband didn’t even have a knife on him.”

Police have not released the name of the gunman.

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting.

The Independent has contacted it for comment.

The Broward County State Attorney’s Office told The Independent on Tuesday that the sheriff’s office hadn’t presented it the case yet, the first step in any potential charging decision.

Hureleyon McLean was a father and grandfather, and worked as a bus driver for a private company, WSVN reports.