HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a road rage shooting incident that occurred on Interstate 275 earlier this week.
The incident took place on Monday, February 10th, around 5:00 PM near milepost 56 on the southbound lanes of I-275. A 63-year-old Lutz woman suffered a medical emergency while driving, causing her to lose control of her vehicle and collide with a road sign. Her vehicle then re-entered the travel lanes and collided with another vehicle described as a silver or white mid-sized SUV.
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Following the collision, an unknown assailant in the other vehicle shot at the woman’s car before fleeing the scene. The woman, initially believed to have been shot, was found to be injured by shattered glass from the bullet hole in her driver’s side window.
The FHP is now searching for the suspect vehicle, identified as a silver or white 2009-2017 Chevrolet Equinox.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FHP by calling FHP (347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
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