Video from the dash cam of a civilian fire inspector shows him open fire during a road rage dispute in Miami. He told police he opened fire because he thought the other driver had a gun. The other driver was unarmed, but admits to throwing a water bottle. pic.twitter.com/298dmtINRv
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 29, 2022
Is the castle doctrine mobile? One Florida man aimed to find out during a recent road rage incident in Miami-Dade county.
30-year-old Eric Popper of Deerfield Beach turned himself in to police after firing 11 times into another moving vehicle on I-95 last June. He has bonded out and is facing felony charges over the shooting.
The dash cam video that he shared with police shows Popper cutting off another vehicle and then cursing them when they honk. The other vehicle tailgates Popper, at which point he slams on his brakes. Popper then calmly removes his gun from a safe in the center console while keeping his eyes on the road.
When the other vehicle passes him on the left and chucks a water bottle at his car, Popper fires wildly through his passenger side window and front windshield. Amazingly, no one was injured in the incident. Popper claims he thought he was being shot at.
Florida Highway Patrol officers were called to the scene last year and after hearing how the two cars came to be riddled with bullets, they let both parties leave. We'll say that again, in case the overall Florida of it didn't hit. Police heard Popper describe firing blindly into another moving vehicle while both were driving down I-95 and let him go.
Popper faces several charges including aggravated assault with a firearm.
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