Two people were injured following a road rage shooting in Poinciana on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred sometime after 4 p.m. near the area of Cypress Parkway and Marigold Avenue, a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office told WESH 2. The sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred after Jose Gabriel Astacio, 30, got out of his 2016 Mercedes GLE and exchanged words with the victims.Soon after the victims attempted to leave the intersection, Astacio fired three shots into the passenger side of the Ford Expedition, hitting the front-right passenger, a 41-year-old male, in the face. At the same time, the driver suffered injuries after being grazed by a bullet.The driver of the Expedition that was shot at then drove to the nearby HCA Poinciana Hospital, where the passenger was later airlifted to Osceola Regional. “This is an ongoing problem not only here in Osceola County but in Central Florida, road rage,” said Kim Montes of the Osceola County sheriff’s office. “You cannot let your emotions take over driving. We cannot take things personally when you’re driving and somebody cuts you off, whether it’s intentional or unintentional. We cannot let our emotions fuel our anger so much that it comes to this.”With the assistance of the Miami-Dade County Robbery Intervention Unit, Astacio was located in South Florida on Sept 24. He was taken into custody in Hialeah. His vehicle was later located hidden near a residence in Kissimmee. Once in custody, a large amount of cash and drugs were found on his person. Astacio was booked into the Miami-Dade jail on local charges, according to Osceola deputies.Pending extradition back to Osceola County, a warrant has been issued for Astacio for the following charges: attempted murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Two people were injured following a road rage shooting in Poinciana on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting occurred sometime after 4 p.m. near the area of Cypress Parkway and Marigold Avenue, a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office told WESH 2.
The sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred after Jose Gabriel Astacio, 30, got out of his 2016 Mercedes GLE and exchanged words with the victims.
Soon after the victims attempted to leave the intersection, Astacio fired three shots into the passenger side of the Ford Expedition, hitting the front-right passenger, a 41-year-old male, in the face. At the same time, the driver suffered injuries after being grazed by a bullet.
The driver of the Expedition that was shot at then drove to the nearby HCA Poinciana Hospital, where the passenger was later airlifted to Osceola Regional.
“This is an ongoing problem not only here in Osceola County but in Central Florida, road rage,” said Kim Montes of the Osceola County sheriff’s office. “You cannot let your emotions take over driving. We cannot take things personally when you’re driving and somebody cuts you off, whether it’s intentional or unintentional. We cannot let our emotions fuel our anger so much that it comes to this.”
With the assistance of the Miami-Dade County Robbery Intervention Unit, Astacio was located in South Florida on Sept 24. He was taken into custody in Hialeah.
His vehicle was later located hidden near a residence in Kissimmee.
Once in custody, a large amount of cash and drugs were found on his person. Astacio was booked into the Miami-Dade jail on local charges, according to Osceola deputies.
Pending extradition back to Osceola County, a warrant has been issued for Astacio for the following charges: attempted murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.