From cash flash to gun blasts

PATRICK Carroll — a once-obscure businessman who seemed to buy his way into the upper reaches of the social elite only to quickly crash out — is being investigated by police after gunshots were heard near his ultra-luxe Miami Beach home.

Page Six hears that Carroll, 44, has been showing off firearms on his Instagram, including what appeared to be an assault rifle, and that police descended on his $16.4 million mansion Thursday.

“I can confirm that law enforcement personnel responded to 810 Lakeview Drive regarding allegations of possible gunshots heard in the area,” Christopher Bess of the Miami Beach

Police Department told Page Six. The visit “yielded no victim or scene” and “this incident was routed to our Criminal Investigations Division for a more thorough assessment.”

A rep for Carroll couldn’t reach him. But a source close to the situation told us: “We want him to know that people care about him and want him to get help.”

He founded his namesake real estate firm, which owns 81 rental properties across the Sun Belt, 20 years ago, according to Bisnow. The site reports that he signed a deal in July to sell the company to RMR Group for $80 million after “incidents in his private life have bubbled to the surface around the time he looked to sell his firm.” The story links to a report that Carroll, among other things, punched his ex-wife in the face. (He responded: “Most of this s - - t is complete lies.”)

In 2022, Carroll caught Page Six’s eye when he was booted from an ultra-exclusive preparty for the UNICEF gala in Capri, Italy, thrown by Richie Akiva and attended by Leonardo DiCaprio and assorted billionaires. At the gala, his $2 million made for the highest donation. He later declined to send the payment.

Last month, Tom Ford flew him to Milan for a show after he spent tens of thousands of dollars at the fashion house — only to return some of the items after the gratis trip.