HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – What started as a Wednesday afternoon drive turned into a terrifying gauntlet for a local family when a road rage incident escalated into a rolling shootout across Hillsborough County.
On April 29, 2026, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office moved quickly to arrest 33-year-old Nicolas Totherow after he allegedly chased a vehicle filled with four people—including a young child—while repeatedly opening fire.
The chaos began around 3:14 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 92 and Wiggins Road. A frantic caller told 911 dispatchers that a man in another vehicle was following them and shooting…