Florida Man Hunted Down a Black FedEx Driver, Shot Him 7 Times, and Waited 20 Minutes to Call 911 — Then Tried to Claim Stand Your Ground

Authorities say a road rage incident took a deadly turn after a Florida driver followed a FedEx driver to a distribution center and murdered him in front of his girlfriend.

Now, 24-year-old Tyler Brandon Vidro faces first-degree murder and aggravated stalking in connection with the death of Nathaniel Padgett in Riviera Beach on April 16.

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Padgett was driving a FedEx truck on the Florida Turnpike when Vidro pulled up beside him, “lowered his window and began shrugging his shoulders and raising his hand up, in an attempt to provoke a confrontation.”

Padgett reportedly ignored the gestures and drove to a FedEx hub. His girlfriend was riding with him at the time. Vidro followed him, the affidavit states…

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