Florida man with history of mental illness shot and killed while attempting a break-in, police say

A Florida man with a history of mental illness was shot and killed late Tuesday while trying to break into a home, investigators say.

But by the time deputies arrived at the family’s home at 4180 47th St in Sarasota, Pischer was already gone. While the deputies were attempting to look for Pischer, they received another call regarding a shooting at a home half a mile away.   Responding to the call, police found that Pischer had attempted to break into a home, and the homeowner’s son shot him in self-defense, deputies said.  The homeowner’s son is heard on the 911 call recording obtained by WTVT, the Fox-owned station in Tampa, telling a dispatcher: "I’m locked in my dad’s closet. Please get here quick. I don’t know if there’s more."