A 4-year-old girl was wounded on Tuesday in a shooting in west-central Florida that police believe was related to road rage. A suspect has been taken into custody, authorities said.
According to a news release , James David Jackson, 34, of Tampa, was arrested late Tuesday. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office online booking records state that Jackson was charged with attempted murder, great bodily harm (firearm); three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; aggravated battery, great bodily harm; discharge of a firearm from a vehicle; two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm; and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
He was also charged with tampering with physical evidence; fleeing to elude; resisting an officer without violence; possession of cannabis; possession of cannabis with intent to sell/deliver; and possession of drug paraphernalia, booking records show.
Officers with the Tampa Police Department responded to the 3000 block of North 50th Street in Tampa at about 6:13 p.m. EST to investigate a shooting, WTVT reported.