Orlando man fired 33 bullets towards mom, her teen son in road-rage incident: Affidavit

Deputies: Man fires 33 shots in road-rage shooting

An Orlando man is accused of shooting at a woman’s car after she cut him off on Silver Star Road on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - An Orlando man fired nearly three dozen bullets in the direction of a woman and her 17-year-old son because he was angry that he was apparently cut off while driving, according to an arrest affidavit.

J'veohn Jackson, 22, was arrested and booked into jail on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public.

Affidavit: Angry over being cut off on the road

What we know:

The Orange County Sheriff's office responded to a reported aggravated assault at North Powers Drive and Silver Star Road around 2:07 p.m., Oct. 29. 

A woman told deputies that she was driving on Silver Star Road, Wednesday, when she accidentally cut off Jackson, an Orange County arrest affidavit said. Jackson, then, rolled down his window and pointed a gun at her and her 17-year-old who was in the car with her, the sheriff's office said. 

The woman called police then turned off Silver Star Road and onto Stardust Lane, but Jackson followed her, the affidavit said. 

After passing the woman, Jackson then got out of his vehicle, pulled out a gun, and then fired several shots at her car, the sheriff's office said. Jackson fired about 33 shots at her car, the report said.

Remarkably, no one was hurt in the shooting, officials said.

The woman told deputies that after the shooting, Jackson got back inside his vehicle and left. He and his vehicle were later found at a home on Riviera Drive.

Deputies found an AR-15-style rifle and several spent bullet casings, the affidavit said.  

Affidavit: Possible motive?

According to the sheriff's office's report, Jackson told deputies that he thought he was being followed. 

He told deputies that he saw a vehicle following him down multiple streets and that he didn’t want the vehicle to follow him home. He told deputies that he turned down Stardust Lane and got out of his vehicle and started shooting.

He confirmed the gun was his and that he used it in the shooting, the arrest affidavit said. 

Nearby Homes Hit by Bullets

Later, around 2:21 p.m., the same day, deputies responded to Stardust Lane following up on an aggravated assault report. They noticed multiple bullet casings in and around the road, the affidavit said. Deputies conducted well-being checks on residents living in homes near the road.  

One resident told deputies that bullets damaged her home, the affidavit said. Deputies discovered that a bullet had damaged a kitchen cabinet before hitting a wall on one side of the home. 

Deputies said they also noticed damage to another nearby home, but they were unable to contact the homeowner. There were no injuries reported, officials said. 

Upon witness testimony, investigators also connected Jackson to this incident.

Jackson was transported to the Orange County Jail and charged. 

Deputies said he faces additional charges, including shooting into a dwelling, criminal mischief and three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.