Argument in Florida Costco parking lot escalates into road rage shooting

DAVIE, Fla. (WFLA) — An argument in a Florida Costco parking lot escalated into a road rage shooting on Wednesday morning.

NBC affiliate WTVJ spoke with the victim, who said he was trying to leave the parking lot when gunfire erupted.

“Basically, I went a little too far into the stop sign, and then we started having words back and forth,” the victim told the news station.

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Cell phone video from a witness showed the argument in the parking lot. It showed a man in a black shirt, who was later identified as Rafael Javier, 52, taking out a handgun and racking it.

WTVJ reported that Javier pointed the gun at the other man as they continued to argue. The victim got into his SUV and said, “Guns don’t scare me.”…

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