Woman walks up to wrong house, then man shoots at her 17 times, Florida cops say

A woman visiting her friend accidentally went to the wrong house in Florida, then the resident attacked her and fired at her 17 times as she fled, police said.

Roman Rawicki, 50, is now charged with attempted murder, battery, false imprisonment, discharging a firearm on a residential property and criminal mischief, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.

McClatchy News reached out to Rawicki’s attorney on Sept. 4 but did not immediately receive a response.

The victim told police she was driving to a friend’s house for the first time at about 10 p.m. Aug. 31 when she got lost and ended up at Rawicki’s house by mistake, police said in an arrest affidavit.

She started walking up the driveway when she realized she was at the wrong house, and Rawicki, who was outside at the time, attacked her, according to officers.

He’s accused of grabbing her by the wrist and pinning her arm behind her back, but the victim called for her friend during the fight, and the friend ran over, police said.

Rawicki let go of the woman and threw her on the ground, then he went inside his house and grabbed his gun as the victim and her friend got in the victim’s car, according to investigators.

He started shooting at the car as they fled, and investigators found 17 casings in front of his home, according to the report. Neither of the victims sustained gunshot wounds, police said.

“Rawicki called 911 on a recorded line where he confirmed he was the shooter, advising that he has a ‘no soliciting’ sign,” police wrote in the affidavit. “However, he also expressed understanding that (the woman) was at the wrong house by mistake.”

After his arrest, Rawicki told police he thought the woman was a sex worker when she approached them in the driveway, and he attacked her “out of fear for his wife’s safety,” officers said.

The woman’s arm and wrist were bruised from the fight, and one of her tires went flat from a bullet, in addition to other damage to the vehicle, police said.

Records show he bonded out of jail in Brevard County on Sept. 3.

Palm Bay is about a 75-mile drive southeast from Orlando.

This story was originally published September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM with the headline "Woman walks up to wrong house, then man shoots at her 17 times, Florida cops say."