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News April 19, 2023 8:47 am

PCPD Investigating I-4 Shooting That Left One Dead/One Injured

By Michelle Caceres

Anyone with information about the incident or the Toyota Prius is asked to contact Sergeant Baker at (813) 707-2271 or Detective Coward at (813) 707-2270.

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Plant City Police Department (PCPD) is investigating a homicide after a shooting on Eastbound I-4 before exit 23 on Tuesday, April 18 that left one person dead and another in critical condition.

Police said a man called  911 just after at 9 p.m. and told telecommunicators that he and a female passenger had been shot while driving on the Interstate. The caller then said that he had stopped his vehicle at Plant City Fire Rescue (PCFR) Station #3, located at 1704 N. Park Road.

PCFR personnel performed first-aid to both victims at the fire station but the female passenger sustained a fatal injury to her upper torso. She died at the station. The man, who also sustained upper body trauma, was transported to an area hospital where he is currently listed in critical condition.

Before being taken to the hospital, the male victim told police that the shooter was male, driving a silver or gray Toyota Prius with non-tinted windows. Before the shooting incident, he said the driver appeared to be driving recklessly and showed signs of road rage towards the victims for unknown reasons.

After the shooting incident, the Prius continued eastbound on I-4.

Police said the shooting is believed to be an isolated incident. PCPD is investing the incident as a homicide. Anyone with information about the incident or the Toyota Prius is asked to contact Sergeant Baker at (813) 707-2271 or Detective Cowart at (813) 707-2270.

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