Investigation Continues After Shots Fired At Couple; Vehicle Seized

February 3, 2013

The investigation is continuing into an incident last week in which someone opened fire near an older couple alongside a highway in the Christian Home community. No arrests have been reported, but a vehicle has been seized.

Friday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office seized a vehicle from the 400 block of Pond Street in Century that was, according to a department spokesman, related to Tuesday’s shooting.

Escambia  County Sheriff’s Office investigators said a husband and wife were picking up cans from the shoulder of Highway 164 at Pine Barren Road about 4 p.m. on January 29 when a white pickup truck stopped and a black male exited  armed with a semi automatic rifle.

The unidentified black male then confronted the couple, demanding that they return his property. He then fired multiple shots into the ground near the couple with the semi-automatic rifle before fleeing the scene in the white pickup truck. No one was struck by the gunfire, and there were no injuries.

Deputies recovered multiple shell casings alongside Highway 164, consistent with the couple’s story.

The vehicle seized Friday by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was reportedly a Nissan Altima, not a white pickup.  Deputies did not say how the car was related to the case.

Sgt. Mike Ward, spokesman for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, said the incident is believed to be drug related.

The the older couple was not suspected of any crime. Further details have not been released. Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

Pictured: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigator at the scene of a shots fired incident along Highway 164 near Pine Barren Road. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News