Swat Team turns house upside down looking for attempted murder suspect

The swat team turned his house upside down looking for a man with a gun, and now this local homeowner wants to know who is going to clean up the mess left behind.  However, police say once the homeowner was not cooperating with them, they were forced to search the house.  Police recieved information that the suspect was inside the house, but once they got inside, they found out the suspect was already gone. Alicia Jennings, a concerned neighbor, told our cameras, "They kicked in the doors... pulled out the windows... the cabinets. They destroyed this man's house."

Boynton Beach police say they were after a gun weilding neighbor, Patrick Maxwell. They say Maxwell got into an argument with his two girlfriends who had recently found out about his infidelity and he shot off rounds at people. Witnesses told police that he had taken off running into Butler's house across the street. Butler wasn't sure if his neighbor actually entered his house or ran through his backyard, but for safety reasons, police assumed he was still inside and blocked off a perimeter.

The swat team tried to get the suspect to come out. They broke windows and threw in tear gas and then finally, went in to get him. However, the suspect was not inside and now, Butler wants to know if the city will pay for what the swat team destroyed inside his house.  Almond Butler told us, "If they broke it... I have no money to fix it.. I can hardly pay the rent right now. The tear gas fumes were still so strong during our visit, that we had to stay outside of the house."

Boynton beach's Risk Management office says they are investigating this case to see if the city is financially responsible for the damage. The city will contact the homeowner in a couple of days.