Panama City road rage shooting incident leads to Florida couple, Ivybella Encino and Jubal Simmons arrested after traffic altercation leads to one person shot dead & another critically injured. Incident caught on viral video.
A Florida couple have been arrested and now face multiple charges after a road rage shooting episode in Panama City over the weekend left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Jubal Simmons, who is believed to be the shooter in the road rage episode faces 9 charges, including premeditated homicide/murder to the first-degree, shooting into a vehicle, destroying physical evidence, and resisting an officer without violence.
Ivybella Encino, who was in the car with Simmons (and since identified as the driver of the vehicle) and thought to be Simmons’ girlfriend faces four charges, including accessory after the fact, fleeing police with disregard of safety to persons or property and aggravated battery on an officer.
Panama City road rage victim was celebrating birthday when she was shot dead
Shooting leaves one dead and another injured in Panama City in road rage incident
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11 gunshots ring out from the pick up truck
The pair were arrested after police say they shot at another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 231 and Harrison Avenue. After shooting at occupants of another car, killing one and critically wounding another, the pair attempted to flee, before eventually being stopped by authorities and taken into custody.
In now captured viral video, two men can be seen arguing on Highway 231 in Panama City on Saturday, February 23rd, before both getting back in their vehicles. Soon after, the couple’s Dodge Ram pickup truck is seen pulling up alongside the other man’s red GMC Terrain SUV at a traffic light.
Suddenly, 11 gunshots ring out from the pick up truck, with the suspect’s truck soon speeding away as the SUV stops abruptly. Both occupants of the red SUV were struck in the chest, MyPanhandle reported.
Police responding to calls of a shooting find two people suffering from gunshot wounds inside the SUV, WJHG reported.
Panama City road rage shooting
The wounded pair in the GMC, who were not yet identified, were treated at the scene until EMS arrived and then rushed to an area hospital, where one of the victims died shortly after. The second victim remains hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
The fleeing couple were soon after pursued and pulled over and arrested.
This is still an active investigation. Authorities ask anyone with additional information to call the Panama City Police Department at 850-872-3100 or Crime Stoppers at 850-785-TIPS.
