Release posted on 07-11-23 at 8:20 a.m.
St. Petersburg Police detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who shot at a woman during a road rage incident. Click on the link to see video of the suspect vehicle.
On July 5th, at about 9:30 p.m., the driver of a white minivan was headed north on Dr. Martin Luther King Street North and swerved to avoid hitting a red Mazda CX3 crossing eastbound at the intersection of 116th Avenue. The white minivan did a U-turn and pursued the Mazda east on 116th Avenue. When they reached the area of 116th Avenue and 4th Street North, the driver of the minivan fired a gunshot at the driver of the Mazda. The Mazda driver, a woman, suffered a serious, but non-life-threatening injury. No one else was in her vehicle.
The suspect is described as an Asian man, aged 30-40, with some grey in his hair.
Anyone with information please contact St. Petersburg Police at 727-893-7780.
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YOLANDA FERNANDEZ - Public Information Officer