Police: Driver Opens Fire On Family After Stopping At Changing Red Light
POSTED: Sunday, May 6, 2007
UPDATED: 10:26 am EDT May 6,
2007
 "She stopped for a red light and apparently for the person behind her, that wasn't good enough," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Shawn Callaghan said. "The person went around her and fired one round into her truck."
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A motorist in Orange County, Fla., opened fire and narrowly missed shooting a 2-year-old in a car seat after his mother did not run a changing red light as she approached an intersection, according to deputies.Investigators said a woman and her child were driving at Pine Hills Road and Beggs Avenue Saturday when a light at the intersection changed.The woman did not run the light and stopped."She stopped for a red light and apparently for the person behind her, that wasn't good enough," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Shawn Callaghan said. "The person went around her and fired one round into her truck."The bullet flew through the window, over the child's car seat and out another vehicle window, officers said.The woman told Local 6 that she was horrified and did not want to talk about the incident until the driver who shot at her was captured.Deputies said the shooter was described as a black man who was driving a dark blue car, possibly a Pontiac.Anyone with information concerning this crime is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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