LCSO seeking witesses to two shootings in east Williston, FL on Fri. & Sat, Sept. 11 & 12; car shot, but driver escaped injury
LCSO photo shows driver's side window damaged by gunfire during east Williston Sept. 12 shooting.
Deputies met with a 28 year old male near this address who told them that he went to the Mack Apartments to visit with a family member when several people, whom he was unable to identify, came out of a nearby wooded area and began shooting at him.
Deputies photographed multiple bullet holes to the exterior and interior of the victim’s vehicle and recovered three different calibers of shell casings, which appeared to have been recently fired from handguns in the area where the driver said he was parked.
No witnesses were located who could identify the gunmen, although numerous residents reported they'd heard the gunfire.
According to a press release, the previous night, on Friday Sept. 11, deputies responded to anoher location within a mile of the Mack Apartments due to numerous calls reporting gunfire. In the Friday night shooting, deputies did not locate victims or witnesses, only numerous residents who reported hearing a volley of gunfire.
The LCSO is hoping to locate someone who has knowledge of either of these shooting. If you have information regardng these crimes, please contact the LCSO. The agency encourages all residents to report all suspicious persons, vehicles or activity by phone to 352-486-5111 or 9-1-1. Reports can also be made anonymously through CrimeStoppers at 1-877-349-8477.