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AFlorida man and his teenage son have been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on a woman sitting in her car, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference on Monday.
Describing the Saturday incident as a “really, really stupid” crime that nearly led to the unnamed woman’s death, Judd said Gino Colonacosta, 73, and his 15-year-old son received Ring doorbell camera alerts on Saturday showing activity at their apartment door.
Believing there was a burglar at the door, Judd said the father and son armed themselves with .45-caliber firearms and went outside to search for the apparent perpetrator.
In reality, what the Ring doorbell camera showed was a “good Samaritan” male neighbor who had mistakenly received a prescription drug shipment meant for the Colonacostas and was delivering it to their door, Judd said.
Outside their apartment, a woman was sitting in her vehicle on her cell phone when she saw Gino Colonacosta pointing a gun at her and ordering her out of her vehicle, Judd said.
Thinking she was about to be carjacked, the woman put the car in reverse, crashing into the car behind her, and then fled, Judd said.
As she escaped, Gino Colonacosta and his minor son opened fire, Judd said.
“The two of them shot at an innocent lady sitting in her car where she had a right to be,” Judd said, noting they allegedly fired seven times, with one round passing through an empty child seat in the vehicle.
“Certainly, had there been a baby in the car seat, the baby would have been killed,” Judd said............
Describing the Saturday incident as a “really, really stupid” crime that nearly led to the unnamed woman’s death, Judd said Gino Colonacosta, 73, and his 15-year-old son received Ring doorbell camera alerts on Saturday showing activity at their apartment door.
Believing there was a burglar at the door, Judd said the father and son armed themselves with .45-caliber firearms and went outside to search for the apparent perpetrator.
In reality, what the Ring doorbell camera showed was a “good Samaritan” male neighbor who had mistakenly received a prescription drug shipment meant for the Colonacostas and was delivering it to their door, Judd said.
Outside their apartment, a woman was sitting in her vehicle on her cell phone when she saw Gino Colonacosta pointing a gun at her and ordering her out of her vehicle, Judd said.
Thinking she was about to be carjacked, the woman put the car in reverse, crashing into the car behind her, and then fled, Judd said.
As she escaped, Gino Colonacosta and his minor son opened fire, Judd said.
“The two of them shot at an innocent lady sitting in her car where she had a right to be,” Judd said, noting they allegedly fired seven times, with one round passing through an empty child seat in the vehicle.
“Certainly, had there been a baby in the car seat, the baby would have been killed,” Judd said............
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