- Patrick Carroll, 45, shared disturbing clips of himself shooting a shotgun outside his Miami Beach mansion and ranting about the 2nd Amendment
- The tycoon said he was just shooting blanks and he and the cops ‘laughed’ about it
- He was reportedly ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
A billionaire Florida The real estate mogul was ordered by cops to undergo a mental health evaluation after posting clips of himself shooting guns and ranting about the Second Amendment outside his Miami Beach mansion.
Patrick Carroll, a developer whose antics have earned him over a million followers on Instagramshared then deleted a clip Thursday of him wearing a MAGA hat and shooting a shotgun at a boat near his $19.5 million waterfront home.
The 45-year-old businessman said he was shooting blanks, but the incident led his neighbors to call 911, resulting in an assessment order – which will also require him to forfeit his firearms within 72 hours.
In response the next day, Carroll said The real deal that he wasn’t shooting live ammunition and said, “I talked to the cops and they were laughing about it.” I was doing it for a video (Instagram).
Miami Beach Police Department spokesman Christopher Bass confirmed that after officers were called to Carroll’s home, “he was transported to a local health facility for a mental health evaluation.” .
“A risk protection order has been served. This investigation is ongoing,” Bass said.
In the clip that led to cops being called to his home, Carroll was seen standing at the front of a small yacht, riding shotgun.
Wearing a Make America Great Again hat and a white towel, Carroll fired the shotgun three times into the air with a big smile on his face.
A person filming tells Carroll to be “careful Pat,” to which he responds, “Shut up.”
Before it was deleted, he captioned the video: “These are the only white people I film.”
Carroll, a billionaire, has shown his love for Trump well beyond his famous red hat, as in February he had the former president’s photo tattooed on his arm.
In another clip shared by Real Deal, Carroll was seen on a yacht shirtless in a Trump hat, as he ranted about his Second Amendment rights. It is unclear when the video was posted.
The real estate developer, who reportedly sold his company last year for $80 million, pointed a shotgun down the barrel of the camera before saying, “I’m a big gun advocate.”
“You know, it’s a Second Amendment right, so it’s my government’s right,” he continued. “I did it the right way, I was trained, I have a conceal carry permit.”
Turning the camera toward the ocean, he noted that he was “far from shore” and insisted that “I know how to handle these weapons.”
“So all I’m coming up with here are things that people are afraid to do but that I can actually do, and it’s some good shit.”
“People can say, ‘oh my God, he’s shooting stuff, look at him, he’s crazy’ – no, what I’m trying to tell my followers and fans is that you better learn to protect yourself .
“It’s a fucking tough world.”
Although he reportedly claimed the cops were “laughing about it” with him after he explained he was shooting blanks, Carroll was ordered by police to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Florida police officers also used the state’s Red Flag law to obtain a court order that will force Carroll to give up all of his firearms within 72 hours.
The Red Flag law was introduced in 2018 after the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed and 17 others injured.
The legislation allows police officers to seek a court order temporarily banning individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms if they are deemed dangerous.
In April 2023, Carroll was accused of spitting in the face of a manager of an upscale Miami restaurant, which the manager said happened after he stopped Carroll from harassing a woman at a table neighbor, reports Real deal.
He denied spitting and his lawyer said it was an argument after the manager “uttered what are known as fighting words.”
Carroll has continued to share unhinged rants and erratic behavior on his social media since cops were called to his home on Thursday, including filming himself berating the manager of a Rolls-Royce dealership.
He was also involved in a public dispute with nightclub owner David Grutman, after Carroll said he was told not to film at his LIV nightclub in Miami Beach.
In messages to Grutman that he allegedly shared, Carroll said: “F***, fat boy. I’m going to bankrupt you. Steal your wife if I want and many other things. You mistook my kindness for weakness.
In a response from Grutman, shared by Carroll, the nightclub told him: “I hope you get help.”
“I hope you get the attention you’re looking for and unfortunately I think you’ll end up dead… Everyone is listening to your self-destruction and I know you can be better than that,” he said. he declares.
