Motorcyclist wearing ‘Outlaws MC' jacket wanted after firing shots at vehicle: FHP
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Troopers are searching for a motorcyclist who fired several shots at a vehicle on westbound I-4 early Sunday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 34-year-old St. Petersburg man was traveling on I-4 in Tampa around 2:28 a.m. when he spotted several motorcyclists driving erratically with another vehicle west on I-275.
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When the man began filming the motorcyclists with his phone, one of the motorcyclists rode up next to his car and discharged several rounds from a handgun, troopers said.
While several rounds struck the man's Honda CR-V, he was not injured.
The suspected shooter is described as a white man with a medium build. He was wearing a jacket with the 'Outlaws MC' logo, referring to the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call FHP at *347 or Crime Stoppers at **8477.
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