SARASOTA, Fla. -- Sarasota officials say they have arrested a man who fired several shots through an apartment door Saturday.
Officials say Ryan M. Flanzer, 25, went to an apartment building at 1350 Main St., wearing a tactical vest and a badge. He identified himself as a process server and was allowed to enter the building.
He went to the third floor, where he fired several rounds through an apartment door. The apartment was unoccupied at the time. He fled in a dark-colored SUV.
Sarasota police say Flanzer barricaded himself in a Westin Hotel room. The Crisis Negotiation Unit was called in and talked him into surrendering.
No shots were fired and no one was harmed, police say.
On his Facebook profile, Flanzer claimed to work for the Longboat Key Police Department, but Chief Pete Cummings said that's not true.
Cumming said Flanzer donated $335,000 for the department to buy crime-fighting equipment, but he was not an employee.
Just before the shooting, Flanzer posted a cryptic message on his Twitter account: "sigh ... it’s time to clean this world up a little and turn myself in."
The investigation into a motive is continuing.
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