Early reports say Florida Republican shot and killed during road rage incident

[Sancho]

I saw this first on FB, and I have heard no more. Shootout near the Florida capital a few days ago.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/13/2074414/-Florida-Republican-is-shot-dead-after-allegedly-ramming-car-and-shooting-at-driver?

John Kuczwanski, the 53-year-old Legislative Affairs Director for the State Board of Administration, died on Jan. 6, 2022 after a road rage shooting incident. The other person involved in the incident was taken into custody but subsequently released.

Sources with knowledge of the investigation told Florida Politics that the shooting incident began as an auto accident caused by Kuczwanski that escalated into a road rage shooting between Kuczwanski and another man. Just north of Tallahassee, Kuczwanski’s black BMW reportedly drifted out of its lane and into a white Prius. Both cars then pulled into the parking lot of a Circle K. It is here where events became deadly.

Anonymous sources tell Florida Politics that the driver of the Prius got out of his car and “confronted Kuczwanski about hitting him,” and then returned to his car to wait for law enforcement’s arrival (ostensibly to file a report for insurance purposes). At this point Kuczwanski reportedly rammed his BMW into the Prius’ driver-side door and “began pushing the car sideways in the parking lot.” At this point sources told Florida Politics that Kuczwanski shot a gun at the Prius, at which time the Prius driver, also a gun owner, pulled out a gun and shot Kuczwanski through the windshield. The Prius driver slipped out of the passenger side door and hid, not knowing whether or not Kuczwanski was going to continue shooting.

[Ligyron]

1. It sounds like the Prius driver was just defending himself.

If that in fact is what actually happened. The Prius driver just had a better game.

[ZZenith]

3. Don't fuck with Prius drivers.

We don’t mess around.

[TheRealNorth]

4. He stood his ground....

But I wonder if the DeathSatan is going to let it stand since this was a (presumably) environmentally-conscious person taking out a Deplorable. I would be worried they might try to give this person the Michael Reinoehl treatment.

[XanaDUer2]

2. Win stupid prizes

Even Prius drivers have guns

[USALiberal]

5. Without carry laws this would be a fist fight. Fuck you NRA!!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Works for me!

[CanonRay]

7. These things used to end in a fistfight

Guns!

[BradAllison]

8. I bet DeKlantis will make sure the shooter is prosecuted to the fullest extent.

"Only Republicans can use self defense!!!!!"

[paleotn]

11. He or she was released. Obvious case of self defense.

[yardwork]

9. Wow.

[paleotn]

10. A good guy with a gun.

Fascists should take heed. We have them too.

[Celerity]

12. dirt nap for Rethuggo

Kuczwanski reportedly rammed his BMW into the Prius’ driver-side door and “began pushing the car sideways in the parking lot.” At this point sources told Florida Politics that Kuczwanski shot a gun at the Prius, at which time the Prius driver, also a gun owner, pulled out a gun and shot Kuczwanski through the windshield.

[Skittles]

13. two gun humpers

pathetic

[ZonkerHarris]

14. one less asshole

[vercetti2021]

15. He suffered from fuck around and find out

Tots and pears.

[Sancho]

16. From another news outlet...hmmmmm

https://news.yahoo.com/police-seeks-public-help-florida-085126111.html

This is not the first time Kuczwanski was involved in a road rage incident.

In 2014, he was arrested for another road rage incident at the same intersection. Kuczwanski had “pointed a small, black in colour handgun with a mounted laser” at another driver at that time. Kuczwanski had pleaded no contest to assault and disorderly conduct charges back then, and was sentenced to probation.