Deputies: Man shot up his own car in effort to cover up accidental shooting at I-4 rest stop

After accidentally firing his gun at the Interstate 4 rest stop in Longwood a man fired off more shots inside his vehicle and then told investigators somebody shot him, deputies said. Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to investigate a report of shots fired at the rest stop along I-4 in Longwood, near State Road 434, around 3 a.m. Deputies said they arrived to find a man inside a vehicle with a head wound they described as non-life-threatening. Investigators said they eventually determined that the shooting started as an accidental discharge.After the accidental shooting the man fired additional rounds inside his vehicle and then claimed someone shot him, deputies said. Deputies said charges of making a false report and discharging weapon are pending.

After accidentally firing his gun at the Interstate 4 rest stop in Longwood a man fired off more shots inside his vehicle and then told investigators somebody shot him, deputies said.

Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to investigate a report of shots fired at the rest stop along I-4 in Longwood, near State Road 434, around 3 a.m.


Deputies said they arrived to find a man inside a vehicle with a head wound they described as non-life-threatening.

Investigators said they eventually determined that the shooting started as an accidental discharge.

After the accidental shooting the man fired additional rounds inside his vehicle and then claimed someone shot him, deputies said.

Deputies said charges of making a false report and discharging weapon are pending.