Gunfire hits Honda in reported road rage case in Port St. Lucie; arrest made

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PORT ST. LUCIE — A 39-year-old driver accused in a road rage incident of shooting an AR type rifle from his pickup at a Honda, striking the Honda with gunfire, was arrested, according to Port St. Lucie Police.
Ali Sami Zaiter, of Port St. Lucie, on May 28 was booked in at the St. Lucie County Jail on two counts related to attempted crime against a person that could cause death, two counts related to weapons offenses, and single counts each of discharging a firearm from a vehicle and tampering with evidence, according to sheriff's records.
The arrest follows a May 25 reported road rage incident. Police about 7:30 p.m. that day went to the area of Southeast Crosstown Parkway and Southeast Sandia Drive where the driver and passenger of a Honda Accord reported the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup fired several shots from an AR style rifle at them while they were in their vehicle.
Two shots struck the Honda, but neither occupant was hurt.
Sgt. Dominick Mesiti, police spokesperson, on May 29 stated what he called a road rage incident began on Southeast Crosstown Parkway from U.S. 1 heading west.
'(Zaiter) allegedly cut off the victim's vehicle that started the incident,' Mesiti stated.
Police said the accused shooter, later identified as Zaiter, left the scene before officers arrived.
Mesiti said the driver of the Honda and his passenger, a woman, did not know the accused gunman before the incident occurred.
Police identified the F-150 using surveillance cameras and other techniques, Mesiti stated.
Investigators about 4:30 p.m. May 28 executed a search warrant and arrested Zaiter at his home in the 200 block of Southwest Bridgeport Drive.
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Police shared photos of the Honda with apparent bullet holes in the rear passenger door and front windshield.
Police reported the rifle thought to have been used in the incident has not been recovered, though detectives continue to gather evidence.
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