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Fort Lauderdale woman shot in the head recounts road rage incident on I-595

Fort Lauderdale woman speaks out after being shot in road rage incident on I-595
Fort Lauderdale woman speaks out after being shot in road rage incident on I-595 02:56

MIAMI - A Fort Lauderdale woman is speaking out after being shot in the head in what authorities are calling a road rage incident

The shooting happened last Friday night, just before 8 p.m., on I-595 near Hiatus Road in Davie.

Rondrica Davis, who is now living with bullet fragments in her head, described the terrifying encounter that left her hospitalized.

"It's almost like how you stalk your prey or something," she said. "That's like what he was doing to us."

Rondrica Davis and her husband, Jeff Davis, were driving their Ford Escape westbound on I-595 in Davie on Jan. 10 when they said a driver of a black pickup truck began tailing them aggressively, speeding up behind their vehicle and switching lanes to follow them.

"We're steady driving," Rondrica Davis recounted. "Once we got over, we noticed he got over again."

After slowing down and suddenly braking in front of the Escape, the driver of the truck got to the left of the Escape and fired a shot at the car, according to Broward Sheriff's Office investigators.  

Before they could react, Rondrica Davis was hit by a bullet. 

"Before I could tell her to duck down and stay low, I'm gonna try to hit the gas and pass this guy," Jeff Davis said. "As I looked over, all I see is the fire from the gun and heard 'pow!' and heard the glass break."

The bullet entered through the back driver-side window, struck Rondrica Davis in the head and exited through the back passenger-side window.

"I think my wife is shot in the head," Jeff Davis can be heard saying in a 911 call.

"They say I'm going to be fine," Rondrica Davis explained. "There's going to be some bruising on the brain. I'm going to suffer concussions."

She urged the public to come forward with any information about the shooter.

"We were just trying to have a good day," Rondrica Davis said. "I think you tried to take my life from me for nothing."

The BSO said the vehicle involved was a black pickup truck. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the investigation.

Investigators are asking anyone who was driving westbound on I-595 near 8 p.m. Friday and saw anything to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

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