A homeowner in Flagler County could now face charges after allegedly shooting at teen Pokemon Go players over the weekend.

  • Incident took place around 1:30 a.m., according to teens
  • Homeowner thought people in car were trying to hit him

Deputies say the wildly popular game has has everyone trying to catch all the Pokemon, even in the wrong places.

"It's not worth that. Don't be in places you shouldn't be doing things you shouldn't be doing," said Flagler County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Troiano.

But a 16 and a 19-year-old ended up catching some bullets while allegedly playing the game in front of a homeowner's house on Primrose Lane in Palm Coast.

The sheriff's office said the homeowner said he heard a loud noise around 1:30 in the morning Saturday and went outside with a gun, saw the boys in the car and told them not to move their car.

He claims they drove towards him then he shot at them as they drove away.

We went by the homeowner's home Monday but no one answered.

"It's the issue with the use of deadly force was it justified that's what we're analyzing," said Troiano.

A picture of the bullet hole in the rear bumper and a flat back tire that was also shot was provided. The deputy report shows a .380 semi-automatic pistol was used during the shooting.

The sheriff's office said the boys never told their parents what happened until they noticed the damage to the car more than eight hours later Saturday. The homeowner who shot the gun called first.

"Whether those boys were in the backyard we're uncertain. We're not hearing that through their testimony," said Troiano.

But he said if they were it could be considered trespassing.

Though no one was hurt, Troiano said don't play Pokemon and drive or operate anything moving and never leave your home when there could be a threat. Instead call police.

"It's about doing things safely and doing things with common sense," said Troiano.

While this story has garnered international attention, Troiano hopes people will learn from it.

"There are some issues associated with it that we've never seen before and as technology emerges and changes we have to keep with it that's why early on said we had concerns with this. Unfortunately, here in Palm coast our fears came true," said Troiano.