Plant City police officers arrested a suspect in connection to a vehicular shooting that left one dead and another injured, on Monday, March 21.
Authorities took Antonio D. Johnson, 40, into custody for opening fire into a vehicle that hit two individuals.
At approximately 10:32 p.m., the Plant City Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call about a shooting.
Officers located a 54-year-old black male (Victim 1) who was deceased inside a vehicle, and a 51-year-old black male (Victim 2) who was injured, in the 2100 block of N. Johnson St., in Plant City.
Earlier that evening, Victim 1 had gotten into a verbal confrontation with Johnson, and the victims drove away to de-escalate the situation, said Capt. Al Van Duyne of the Plant City Police Department.
At the scene of the incident, Victim 2 saw a black vehicle driving in the area, and its driver shot inside the victims’ vehicle, Van Duyne said.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue transported Victim 2 to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Johnson has been charged with one count of murder in the second degree with a firearm and one count of attempted murder in the second degree with a firearm.
The investigation is active.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. M. Dunnam at (813) 757-9200.