Massachusetts man in ‘underwear with a machete’ thwarts home invasion attempt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Evan Luongo says he used a machete to stop a home invasion attempt. (WFXT)
A Massachusetts resident who says he keeps a machete under his bed is warning two burglary suspects to stay away after a harrowing experience in which he thwarted a home invasion attempt.
Evan Luongo said he was listening to a meditation app on his phone Monday night when he was startled by the sound of someone breaking into his home in Lynn, outside of Boston. The 37-year-old grabbed his machete and went to investigate – soon spotting his home office door closed with the lights on.
"If I go in there, I have to be ready to die, but I may have to be ready to kill someone," Luongo told WFXT. "I knew I was embarking into chaos."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Luongo said he kicked open the door and started screaming at the two men to drop their weapons.
“I have a shaved head, a crazy beard, I work out, climb mountains, run races, I’m covered in tattoos and I was in my underwear with a machete,” Luongo said in an interview with WCVB. “I think most people are going to comply with that guy.”
Luongo said the two men – identified by police as 19-year-old Adelson Fedna, a Malden High School junior armed with a kitchen knife, and a 16-year-old juvenile who had a BB gun – listened to his demands and waited until police arrived.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The two are now facing armed burglary charges. Lynn Police told CBS Boston they believe both men were in the neighborhood to buy marijuana and decided to break into a home at random.
"I hold no ill will. People do dumb things. I don't want to see them burn," Luongo told WFXT. "But in the same sense, don't come back. Please don't come back."