PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two individuals are in custody and a warrant is out for one more following a capturing within the parking zone of a Port Charlotte Walmart on Saturday.
Based on the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace, at 3 p.m. they obtained stories of a suspect firing a number of pictures at an individual within the parking zone of the Walmart situated on Murdock Circle.
Main crimes detectives stated they spoke with the sufferer on the scene, who instructed them that he and his girlfriend have been buying inside the shop when the suspect and one other particular person approached them.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace has recognized the suspect as Anthony Mojica, 20.
CCSO stated the sufferer instructed authorities that he and Mojica had a earlier disagreement and that the 20-year-old has “had it out” for him ever since.
He additionally instructed detectives that as Mojica approached him, he flashed a firearm in his waistband and stated, “ what time it’s,” earlier than strolling away.
At that time, the sufferer and his girlfriend determined to go away the shop.
Within the parking zone, detectives stated the sufferer recounted how a blue Toyota 4Runner pulled up subsequent to them, and Mojica, together with the 16-year-old accompanying him, jumped out.
The pair chased the sufferer earlier than getting again into the automobile, which was being pushed by Mojica’s girlfriend, Amy Leiva, 20, in keeping with detectives.
Authorities say Mojica then fired about six pictures on the sufferer from the passenger aspect of the automobile earlier than the automobile sped off.
Detectives stated the sufferer was unhurt, however a bystander was struck by particles from a wall the place the bullets hit.
She didn’t maintain any bodily accidents.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace reviewed the shop’s safety footage, which they stated corroborated the sufferer’s account of the capturing.
Deputies situated the blue 4Runner within the driveway of Leiva’s dwelling, however upon arrival, Mojica and Leiva noticed the marked autos and fled the residence.
The 16-year-old was on the dwelling and brought in for questioning. Leiva was situated at a close-by gasoline station shortly after and in addition taken in for questioning, deputies stated.
Based on detectives, the 16-year-old’s and Leiva’s accounts of the incident have been inconsistent with the occasions proven on surveillance video.
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested the pair for his or her alleged involvement within the incident and charged Leiva with accent after the actual fact, a second-degree felony.
CCSO additionally charged the 16-year-old with easy assault, a misdemeanor.
A warrant has been issued for Anthony Mojica on expenses of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, capturing right into a constructing, and discharging a firearm inside 1,000 ft of an individual.
Anybody with details about his whereabouts is requested to contact the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace at 941-639-2101.
