'Chill, bro!': Man chased and shot at a garbage truck after his friend called him 'silly' at Wawa while warning him not to drive drunk, police say

A Florida antheral was charged with attempted murder aft constabulary said helium allegedly shot an acquaintance aft chasing him down successful his garbage truck.

In a property merchandise posted to Facebook connected Monday, the Zephyrhills Police Department stated that 46-year-old Quinson Croson was arrested pursuing an incidental involving an alleged shooting, a "verbal exchange" astatine a Wawa state station, and a garbage motortruck chase. Police said that detectives archetypal responded to AdventHealth Zephyrhills infirmary wherever Brandon Raymon Lee, whose property was not provided, arrived with a non-life-threatening gunshot coiled to his close arm.

Lee reportedly told constabulary that Croson changeable him aft a verbal confrontation astatine Wawa "quickly escalated into violence."

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According to a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime, Lee and his co-worker J'Nyith Reyes, ran into Croson astatine the Wawa connected Friday morning. Lee, who knew Croson arsenic the proprietor of a section bar, shook Croson's manus and noticed that helium smelled of alcohol. He told constabulary that "out of concern," helium told Croson "in a affable manner" that helium should spell home. In response, Croson became angry, and the men started to argue.

Reyes aboriginal told constabulary that during the conversation, Lee called Croson "silly," and this whitethorn person been what triggered Croson, according to the complaint.

Local NBC affiliate WFLA interviewed Zephyrhills Police Chief Derek Brewer, who told the outlet that the proposal was seemingly received by Croson "as immoderate benignant of disrespect." Brewer besides said that Lee "was trying to support [Croson] from hurting himself oregon hurting idiosyncratic else, showed immoderate compassion. He was truly trying to bash the close thing."

Despite Lee's bully intentions, Croson got into his SUV and followed Lee and Reyes to the garbage motortruck they were utilizing for enactment that morning.

Dashcam footage from the motortruck was provided to WFLA by the constabulary section and showed Lee and Reyes successful the beforehand seats. One of them shouted to Croson, "Chill, bro!"

During the chase, constabulary stated that Croson allegedly "retrieved a handgun from his conveyance and fired aggregate rounds astatine the garbage motortruck portion pursuing it done metropolis streets." Lee was deed successful his close arm.

Croson's SUV past collided with the garbage truck, which caused Reyes to beryllium ejected from the rider broadside of the vehicle. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated astatine AdventHealth Dade City. Croson past allegedly fled the country successful his damaged SUV.

Police said Croson was yet located and taken into custody. He was charged with 2 counts of attempted homicide and 1 number of possession of a limb by a gang-related felon. He is successful custody astatine the Pasco County Detention Center, wherever helium is being held without bail.

His adjacent tribunal day was not made available.