Gunman sought after woman killed, man hurt in road rage shooting on I-4, police say

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Law enforcement in Central Florida is searching for a gunman after a deadly road rage shooting on Interstate 4.

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Police said the shooting happened around 9:12 p.m. Tuesday on eastbound I-4 in Plant City.

Officers said they received a 911 call from a man saying he and a woman had been shot while driving on I-4.

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The man stopped at a fire station in Plant City for help where the woman was pronounced dead, officials said.

Police said the man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

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The man told police he was shot at during a road rage incident by a man driving eastbound on I-4 in a silver or gray Toyota Prius.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Sergeant Baker with the Plant City Police Department at 813-707-2271 or Detective Cowart at 813-707-2270.

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