Wildland firefighter paralyzed after Wesley Chapel shooting: ‘I was convinced I was going to die’

The Brief

  • A West Coast Wildland firefighter is now in a wheelchair after being shot four times outside a Wesley Chapel apartment complex.
  • Pasco deputies arrested the victim’s girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, who is facing attempted murder and other charges.
  • The victim says he’s in constant pain and dealing with severe trauma as he recovers.

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. Anthony Lunetta, a Wildland firefighter and father, was shot multiple times in the early morning hours of Nov. 12 at an apartment complex on Addlestone Avenue in Wesley Chapel.

What we know:

Lunetta says he was visiting his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Johnathan Kaneaster, approached them as they were getting into a car.

Lunetta told FOX 13 he got out of the vehicle to try to calm the situation. That’s when he was shot four times, including in the leg and arm, shattering bones.

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