Road Rage Incident Leads To Shooting In Ruskin & Wimauma: HCSO

WIMAUMA, FL — Two men have been accused by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office of shooting at the same victim in the Wimauma area and Ruskin area on two different days.

Police said the first incident took place on Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. when Raymond Davis, 18, stopped the four-door sedan he was driving right next to the victim's car and asked, "Are you revving your engine at me?"

The victim denied it, but Davis and his passenger, 21-year-old Trevor Barnette, started to follow the victim, deputies said.

The victim told investigators that he saw Barnette pass a gun to Davis, and then Davis fired two shots at the victim as he drove by.

Two days later, the victim and two suspects are driving around in the same Ruskin area just before 6 p.m., detectives said.

According to officials, the victim noticed the two suspects from two days before and started following the vehicle they were in, and he tried to take a photo of the license plate number.

When the two vehicles stopped at a stop sign, Davis realized he was being following, and the victim started to drive away, said investigators.

Police accused Davis of shooting at the victim's car as he drove away, and said that one of the bullets struck the victim's car.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Davis on Sept. 17 and charged him with aggravated assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Davis confessed to both shootings, said officials.

Authorities said while they were taking Barnette into custody on Tuesday, deputies discovered the gun that matched the description in the road rage shootings inside his right pocket.

Barnette faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, shooting into an occupied vehicle and carrying a concealed firearm, deputies said.

"There is no excuse for someone becoming so enraged with a complete stranger on the roadway that they resort to violence," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "I am thankful that no one was injured during these senseless acts. Through good detective work, we were able to locate these dangerous individuals and take them off of our streets. My message for any driver upset about being cut off, honked at or any other perceived act of aggression is simple: Let it go.”