Florida Man Calvin Jordan Sousa, 28, of Highland City, is in the Polk County Jail, charged with two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder in connection with a shooting at the McDonalds at 5325 Frontage Road in Lakeland.
Lakeland officers were dispatched to McDonald’s about a physical fight between two adult males.
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While responding to the call, dispatchers received updates from the caller that shots had been fired.
Upon arrival, officers located a minivan in the roadway directly in front of the restaurant. Inside the vehicle, officers found a 28-year-old female, who had been shot multiple times, and a 34-year-old male rendering aid.
Lakeland Officers arrested 28-year-old Calvin Jordan Sousa on Sunday afternoon in connection with a shooting that occurred at the McDonald's at 5325 Frontage Road earlier in the day. https://t.co/SSOPwAiT4R
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The female was transported to Lakeland Regional Health with serious injuries, the male declined medical treatment., and the suspect had fled the location in a white-colored vehicle.
Witnesses told officers that before the shooting, the victims were in the drive-thru line waiting for their orders.
In line behind the victims, the suspect became upset and began honking the horn and yelling.
Both the male victim and suspect exited their vehicles and physically fought. After the fight, both men returned to their cars.
As the vehicles began to leave the parking lot, the suspect pulled up to the passenger’s side of the victim’s minivan and fired multiple shots into the car.
Through witness statements and evidence at the scene, officers identified the suspect’s vehicle and located it at a residence in Highland City.
The vehicle’s registered owner was confirmed as Calvin Sousa. Witnesses at the shooting scene also confirmed Sousa as the suspect.
Lakeland Police, with the assistance of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, attempted to contact Sousa at his residence, but Sousa initially refused to exit the home, barricading himself inside.
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Eventually, Sousa did exit the home and was taken into custody. Sousa is charged with two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, Shooting Into An Occupied Vehicle, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Improper Exhibition of a Firearm. He was transported to the Polk County Jail and held without bond.
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