FL Road-Rage Shooting, Crash Yields 3 Arrests, Including A 16-Year-Old

BRADENTON, FL — Three people were arrested in connection with a Monday afternoon road-rage shooting and crash near the Bradenton Riverwalk, authorities said.

The incident started after a driver failed to use a turning signal, Bradenton police said.

Raesean Poole, 33, was waiting to turn left out of a parking lot at 101 Riverfront Blvd. around 3:20 p.m.

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Anthony Williams, 20, was driving a car east on Riverfront Boulevard and turned left into the parking lot in front of Poole.

Williams parked and Poole backed up to confront him about not using a turn signal, police said.

Poole claims that Williams showed him a gun when the 20-year-old and his 16-year-old passenger got out of their car, police said.

Surveillance video footage shows Poole began to drive away several times but kept stopping to argue with Williams.

During the final confrontation, Poole turned onto Riverfront Boulevard, reversed and accelerated toward Williams, police said. Poole hit a stop sign and a tree, and also hit Williams in the leg.

In response, Williams’ teenage passenger got a gun and fired into the Jeep.

All three were detained shortly after the incident, police said.

Poole was charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle.

The teen was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. Though police published the boy’s name, it’s Patch policy to not name juveniles unless they are charged as an adult. It’s unknown whether he was charged as a juvenile or an adult.

Charges are pending against Williams, who was not seriously injured, police said.

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