A woman riding in a pickup truck was shot and wounded Sunday in Ocoee, and police continue to search for the suspected shooter.
The shooting happened on Ocoee Apopka Road between West Road and Fullers Cross Road, according to the Ocoee Police Department.
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Ocoee police said the driver of the pickup, who was not injured, drove the woman to the Trails of Winter Garden neighborhood. The woman was then taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious condition, officials said.
It’s not known what prompted the shooting, and details about the suspected shooter have not been released.
Andrew Mudd, a neighbor of the victim, said he spoke with the man driving the pickup after the shooting.
“He said (the victim) was his girlfriend and they’re not really sure why they were shot at,” Mudd said. “They said they were about to make the turn onto Fullers Cross Road and traffic was coming the other way when somebody shot,” Mudd said. “He heard a bang and he said his girlfriend was bleeding.”
Police spent hours Sunday night searching the vehicle for clues, working to piece together what happened.
“I just saw there was a bullet hole in the passenger window. I asked the police officer if there’s anything I need to be aware of since I’m their next-door neighbor, and they said, ‘Nope, there was a shooting,’” Mudd said.
Ocoee police said the shooting is not related to any other recent road-rage shootings in the area, including a fatal shooting and crash on S.R. 408 in Orlando.
Anyone with any information about the shooting is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
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