CLEARWATER, Fla. — Detectives are continuing to search for the car involved in Monday night's shooting that left a man dead and three people wounded in Clearwater.
It's thought to be a black mid-sized car, similar to a Nissan Altima, with faded paint on the hood. Investigators say it has silver rims, a dark tint, and dual exhaust pipes.
The car was last seen driving west on Drew Street.
As the search continues for that car, the Clearwater Police Department on Tuesday released a photo of the second car – the one that was hit with a barrage of bullets.
Authorities say it all began around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of the US-19 access road, a little north of Drew Street. According to police, the car with the faded paint pulled up next to the second one, and a shooter fired more than a dozen times into the second car before speeding off.
One of the people in the second car died after being airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Clearwater police identified him as 18-year-old Ivon Cobbs.
Three other people were in that second car with Cobbs. They were all taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Marshae Walton, 31, is in critical condition, while 24-year-old Yvonne Sanders is in serious condition and 24-year-old Evers Maxie is stable.
Detectives say they believe the four individuals were targeted, and this was "not a random act."
"Had this occurred hours earlier," police spokesperson Rob Shaw explained, referring to how busy the area can become, "things could have easily been a lot worse."
Detectives believe the key to their investigation is locating the gunman's car.
“This was a very brazen, daring act," Shaw said. “If somebody is capable of doing this we don’t know what else they might be capable of, so our goal would be to get them off the streets and behind bars where they belong.”
Anyone with information that could help investigators understand the case should call the Clearwater Police Department at 727-562-4242.
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