A man is facing serious charges after authorities said he opened fire on another driver during a road-rage incident on the Palmetto Expressway.
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The incident happened Tuesday evening on the expressway near the Florida’s Turnpike overpass.
According to an arrest report, 46-year-old Rajindra Somra and another driver became involved in a road-rage incident before Somra became aggressive and started shouting at and following the other driver.
The victim said Somra chased him until they encountered traffic and came to a stop, and Somra got out of his van and approached the other driver before shooting a round through the victim’s front passenger window, the report said.
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Detectives tracked Somra down the next day at his place of work in Key Largo, the report said.
While speaking with investigators, Somra admitted he’d been involved in a road-rage incident but denied approaching the other vehicle and said he didn’t have a firearm, the report said.
Somra, of West Park, was booked into jail on charges including attempted murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, and unlawfully discharging a firearm in public.
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