Event Brief
Terror On I-4: Gunman Arrested After Road Rage Chase
Filed: May 02, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: A road rage incident escalated into a shootout; a 33-year-old suspect was arrested after a chase in Plant City.
WHO: Nicolas Totherow; Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office; a local family
WHAT: A road rage incident escalated into a rolling shootout during a vehicle chase; the suspect was arrested.
WHEN: May 01, 2026 at 6:15 PM ET
WHERE: Hillsborough County, Florida (I-4 corridor near Plant City)
WHY: The incident began as an alleged road rage confrontation that escalated into gunfire.
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