{"id":174410,"date":"2026-03-02T00:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174410\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:10:06","slug":"suspect-apprehended-in-apopka-road-rage-shooting-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174410\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect apprehended in Apopka road-rage shooting, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">APOPKA, Fla. \u2013 A recent verbal argument that began at a Family Dollar escalated to a bullet through someone\u2019s windshields, according to Apopka police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The shooting occurred after the victim left the store on South U.S. 441 while the suspect was following them in a separate vehicle, the Apopka Police Department said on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Photos shared by the police department show where a bullet entered and exited the vehicle\u2019s cab through the rear and front windshields.<\/p>\n<p>Photos provided by Apopka police showing the aftermath of an alleged road-rage incident. (Apopka Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The suspect was successfully apprehended after detectives and patrol officers followed up on leads, conducted surveillance, and gathered critical evidence, the post states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No one was injured in the shooting, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWhile we are grateful that this incident did not result in any injuries, this type of reckless and violent behavior is completely unacceptable,\u201d the post states. \u201cDisputes should never escalate to gun violence. APD remains committed to holding individuals accountable and ensuring the safety of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News 6 is working to learn more about the case and will update this story if so.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"APOPKA, Fla. \u2013 A recent verbal argument that began at a Family Dollar escalated to a bullet through&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174411,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[10514,265,1335,139,141,140,3718,215],"class_list":["post-174410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-apopka","tag-crime","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-road-rage","tag-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}