Police: Motorist Shoots, Kills Road Worker, Injures Another
POSTED: 12:11 pm EDT August 12,
2005
UPDATED: 11:14 pm EDT August 12,
2005
PAISLEY, Fla. -- An angry 66-year-old motorist shot and killed one road worker and wounded another after getting into an argument with them Friday in Paisley, according to police.
Detectives said several men were working on a road-widening project in Paisley on state Road 439 when a vehicle pulled up to the construction site Friday.The man inside the vehicle allegedly harassed the construction crew.Witnesses said the driver, who police believe was Gary Monroe, allegedly pulled out a gun and shot at the workers when he was asked to leave the site.Foster Lee "Pete" Maloy, 71, died in the shooting. Jeremy Evans, 32, was flown to Orlando Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the lung. Investigators said Monroe was taken into custody about four miles from the shooting. A weapon was recovered from his vehicle but it was not determined if it was the same weapon used in Friday's shooting."Investigators said the disagreement may have started Thursday and the driver returned today," Local 6 News reporter Louis Bolden said."It is my understanding that we did receive a call from this construction site (Thursday) stating that they had a gentleman who was stopping and shouting at the construction workers," Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christie Mysinger said. "Deputies responded to the area (Thursday), however, he had already left the scene and we were unable to make contact with him at that time."Deputies said they are not sure if Monroe was the same man involved in Thursday's confrontation with the construction workers.Stivender said the crew worked for Art Walker Construction, which is resurfacing and widening county roads. Eustis is 28 miles northwest of Orlando. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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