Last Friday, a shelter in place advisory was issued to the Viera West area after reports of an armed home robbery in the gated Chelford subdivision. Manatee Elementary was also temporarily in a shelter-in-place status.
Reports of the alleged robbery quickly circulated on social media, with neighbors saying they heard at least one gunshot.
The next day, Jerry Bennett, the husband of the alleged victim made the following post on a Viera Facebook group stating that they had a home invasion, attempted robbery, and attempted murder.

According to a source familiar with the investigation, none of that appears to be true.