Mom recounts terrifying moments after teen daughter shot on Palmetto Expressway

A 15-year-old girl has been released from the hospital after being shot in the shoulder during a road rage incident on the Palmetto Expressway Tuesday night, her mother says.

The shooter, believed to be in a black Chevrolet Malibu according to authorities, opened fire as the family drove home from a pool party.

Frightening encounter on the road

Cassandra Morgan, the victim’s mother, said the shooting happened just after 9 p.m. near Northwest 47th Avenue. Her daughter was sitting in the front passenger seat of their white Hyundai when two shots were fired.

“I saw the gun out the window and they shot out the window and I immediately pulled over because my daughter said she felt something,” Morgan said…

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