Man shot in DeLand home invasion had tried to kill ex-girlfriend
DeLand police, late on Tuesday, Dec. 2, identified the armed man who forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home and was shot in the chest by her ex-husband as Christopher Anthony Allen.
Allen, 36, was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center after he was shot on Monday, Dec. 1, where he is recovering. Police said he is under guard while he undergoes treatment at the hospital.
Allen has refused to talk to DeLand police detectives, his arrest report notes.
He is charged with armed burlgary of an occupied home, three counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, destruction of evidence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated stalking, and installing a tracking device/tracking application. All the charges had no bail listed.
DeLand police noted in Allen’s arrest report that he has been convicted nine times of a felony and had been jailed in Texas in January 2025 where he lived with his ex-girlfriend.Police investigate shooting Two arrested in DeLand shooting, no reports of injuries by police
Shot during home invasion
According to police, Allen knocked on the back door of the woman’s home in the 100 block of East Voorhis Avenue on Dec. 1. When the woman opened the door, Allen forced his way in, pointing a pistol at the woman’s face, investigators wrote in the report.
The woman started screaming that Allen was armed, that he had a gun, pleading to Allen not to hurt her, so her ex-husband, who now lives with her as a roommate, could hear an intruder was in the home, police said.
The ex-husband grabbed his weapon and confronted Allen, ordered him to put down his gun and when he refused, shot him, police said.
Allen ran from the from the home and was later found in the woods behind a home on Hubbard Avenue lying on his back suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital.
Police: Woman moved to Florida from Texas, Allen stalked her
According to DeLand police, the woman told them that Allen had previously threatened to kill her, and was expecting him to show up at her home, especially since he made a fraudulent charge to her bank account on Nov. 30, the report shows.
Allen did not know the woman’s current address, police said.
In October, Allen left the woman a voicemail saying that he was moving to Ohio, but the ex-girlfriend said she believed it was a ploy by Allen so she would lower her guard by giving her the impression that he had left the area, police said in the report.
The woman also revealed that in a prior domestic incident, Allen had tried to strangle her, telling her he was capable of killing her, police said.
The woman also reported that at one time, Allen also placed a tracker on her vehicle, and she had Allen reveal the location of the device, but did not file a report with police, the arrest document states.
The woman also filed an injunction against Allen when they lived in Texas, the police report shows.
The ex-husband, who shot Allen, told police that the main reason why he brought his ex-wife to Florida from Texas was to keep her safe from Allen, police said.
BRPD: Houston man stalked woman to Baton Rouge, tried to break into her house
BATON ROUGE — A Houston man was arrested in Baton Rouge after he allegedly stalked a woman he claimed to be in love with and tried to break into her home.
Manuel Cue, 30, was arrested Friday night by the Baton Rouge Police Department on stalking and simple burglary charges.
According to arrest documents, the woman said that she met Cue at Baylor University about a year ago. Since then, he had allegedly been stalking her and sending her messages, which she never replied to.
Because she had not replied, Cue said he worried she was in trouble and drove from Houston to Baton Rouge, where he tried to break into her house on Bellewood Drive around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, the documents said. The woman told police she had no idea how he knew her address.
Fired Michigan coach threatened to kill himself during home invasion following dismissal, prosecutors said
The school terminated football coach Sherrone Moore, claiming he had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
Fired Michigan football coach charged with home invasion
By Will Ujek, Shaquille Brewster and David K. Li
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore barged into a former lover’s home and threatened to kill himself, telling her that his “blood is on your hands,” prosecutors said Friday.
Moore, 39, was charged with alleged home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering, following his shocking arrest and termination from one of the sport’s most prestigious jobs.
The alleged home invasion is a felony while the other two charges were filed as misdemeanors against Moore, who has been held at the Washtenaw County jail — about 4 miles from Michigan Stadium where he’d been head of the storied Wolverines football program.
Moore appeared in a video feed wearing an all-white jail uniform and heard authorities explain how he allegedly lashed out over the romantic relationship that had ended.
The victim had been in a years-long relationship with the married Moore when she allegedly broke it off with him on Monday, according to Kati Rezmierski, first assistant prosecutor for Washtenaw County.
Moore allegedly reacted by “making numerous phone calls and sending numerous texts,” before the woman eventually “presented herself to the University of Michigan” and “cooperated in some form of investigation,” according to Rezmierski.
Moore allegedly barged into the woman’s home through an unlocked door “without permission” on Wednesday and grabbed two butter knives and a pair of scissors, Pittsfield Charter Township police said.
“‘I’m going to kill myself,'” Rezmierski told the court, quoting the defendant’s alleged words to the victim. “‘I’m going to make you watch my blood is on your hands. You ruined my life.'”
The woman called her lawyer and told Moore she was going to call police before he left, prosecutors said.
Moore was picked up “without incident” police said.
Magistrate Odetalla Odetalla on Friday granted Moore $25,000 bail, ordered him to wear a GPS monitor and stay away from his former girlfriend.
He was no longer in jail booking records Friday evening.
Defense lawyer Joseph Simon said his client has no objections to additional psychological evaluations.
After Moore was taken into custody on Wednesday, he was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, according to Simon. Moore was then returned to police custody and not subjected to a mental health commitment, the attorney added.
“He’s got a home here, his family is here. He’s got ties to our community,” Simon said. “My client is not otherwise a danger to the public.”
The university fired Moore on Wednesday, alleging he had an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
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“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore’s behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment,” university President Domenico Grasso said in a statement on Thursday.
“There is absolutely no tolerance for this conduct at the University of Michigan. None,” the statement added.
When asked about Moore, police in nearby Pittsfield Township issued a statement saying an “assault investigation” suspect was taken into custody.
The statements did not name Moore, but jail records listed him in custody there.
“This investigation is ongoing and under review by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor,” a police statement said Thursday.
Moore is married with three children.
He had been at the Wolverines’ helm for two seasons, going 17-8 overall and 12-6 in rugged Big Ten play.
He took over for Jim Harbaugh, who led Michigan to the national championship before leaving to become head coach of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers.
Michigan is considered one of college football’s most prestigious programs, having won more games than any other team while competing for one of America’s top public universities.
“This breach of trust by Coach Moore is painful for many in our community, first and foremost, the individuals directly involved in this situation,” Grasso said in his statement.
“Yet our swift and decisive action reflects the University’s staunch commitment to a campus culture of respect, integrity and accountability,” Grasso said.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 or go to 988lifeline.org to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.
Shaquille Brewster and Will Ujek reported from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and David K. Li from New York City.
