Angry over being 'brake-checked' and cut off, driver fired several shots at family in car, including child: Police

A 33-year-old Florida antheral is accused of chasing down a conveyance carrying 4 people, including a child, and opening fire during a road rage incidental that spanned respective miles.

Nicolas Andrew Totherow was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggregate counts of aggravated artillery with a firearm, and respective different felonies aft authorities accidental helium repeatedly fired gunshots astatine the victims' conveyance portion pursuing them done Hillsborough County.

According to a news release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the incidental began astir 3:14 p.m. adjacent the intersection of Highway 92 and Wiggins Road, erstwhile a 911 caller reported that a antheral was pursuing their conveyance and "actively shooting astatine them." The caller told dispatchers determination were 4 occupants inside, including a child, and remained connected the enactment arsenic the pursuit continued onto Park Road and the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 4.

Investigators said Totherow continued discharging a firearm portion trailing the victims onto I-4 earlier yet continuing eastbound arsenic the victims exited onto County Line Road. Deputies aboriginal located the targeted conveyance and confirmed it had been struck by gunfire aggregate times.

"This reckless and convulsive behaviour enactment aggregate guiltless lives astatine hazard connected our roadways," Sheriff Chad Chronister said successful a statement. "We volition not tolerate unit successful our community."

Through investigative efforts, detectives identified Totherow arsenic the fishy and took him into custody aboriginal that evening. During an interview, helium allegedly admitted to firing aggregate rounds astatine the conveyance and said helium was shooting to kill.

"Post Miranda, the suspect stated that the victims chopped him disconnected and brake-checked him twice," prosecutors wrote successful a question seeking to person Totherow held without bond. "He admitted that helium intended to termination the driver. He admitted to not having immoderate remorse."

A probable origin affidavit details further findings from the investigation, including the betterment of a loaded firearm from Totherow's conveyance soon aft the shooting. Detectives located a Taurus TH9C 9 mm semi-automatic handgun connected the driver's spot with a mag containing 16 unrecorded rounds.

Authorities besides recovered a vape pen containing a substance accordant with cannabis resin, which tract investigating confirmed contained THC supra the ineligible limit, according to the affidavit.

Investigators further determined that Totherow was driving with a suspended licence astatine the clip of the incident. Records showed his licence had been suspended weeks earlier for fiscal reasons, and helium had been notified earlier the shooting.

In summation to attempted murder, Totherow is facing charges of discharging a firearm from a vehicle, shooting into an occupied vehicle, equipped possession of a controlled substance, and driving with a suspended license.

Authorities said the coordinated effect from deputies and detectives led to Totherow's apprehension wrong hours of the shooting.

Totherow is presently being held successful the Hillsborough County Jail without bond. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Monday, according to tribunal records.