Man guilty of attempted murder after Palmetto road rage shooting, records say

A man faces decades in prison after a Manatee County jury convicted him Thursday of shooting a pregnant woman during a 2024 road rage incident in Palmetto.

Jurors found Vincent Steele, 52, of Riverview, guilty after a four-day trial on several charges, including attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, four counts of attempted manslaughter by act with a firearm and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to court records.

Steele faces a maximum possible sentence of 101 years in prison, prosecutors said. His attempted second-degree murder conviction carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years under Florida law…

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