“Pinellas County Sheriff’s Detectives spent much of Tuesday morning interviewing the people involved in the incident in an effort to sort out what happened. They say three vehicles were driving southbound on County Road 611, which is also known as East Lake Rd. The shooting victim, Brandon Baker was driving a white Chevy pickup truck; Brandon’s twin brother, Christopher Baker, 30, was driving a black BMW and had Brandon’s girlfriend Amy Marcellus, 35, in the car; and Seth Browning, 23, the shooter, was driving a silver Mitsubishi Lancer. Browning, who is a security guard, told deputies that while driving on East Lake Rd. he became concerned about Brandon Baker’s driving actions. Browning says he followed Baker onto Boot Ranch Road and then onto Seagull Drive in an effort to obtain his tag information. The third car, the BMW which was driven by Brandon’s brother Christopher Baker, followed the other two vehicles. Detectives say the vehicles stopped on Seagull Lane. Brandon Baker got out of his truck and approached Seth Browning in an aggressive manner. Browning responded by using pepper spray on Brandon Baker and also on Christopher Baker, who by this time had got out of the BMW and had approached Browning’s car. According to investigators, Brandon continued to approach Browning’s car. Deputies say Brandon then reached into Browning’s vehicle and punched Browning, who in turn pulled out his gun and shot Brandon. Browning called 911 and remained on scene until deputies arrived. He was not on duty at the time of the incident and was authorized to carry a gun through his employer, according to investigators.”
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Detectives: Security Guard was Triggerman in Deadly Shooting - Palm Harbor, FL Patch
Another deadly Florida shooting where self-defense is being pulled into play. In this case, the shooter followed the victim in his car due to “erratic driving” until the victim pulled over, got out of his car, and approached the shooter. From inside his car, the shooter sprayed the victim with pepper spray. The victim punched the shooter. The shooter shot and killed the victim.
It will be interesting to see how this case turns out, considering (I’m fairly certain) both the shooter and victim are white.
From another article:
Meanwhile, no criminal charges have been filed against Seth Browning. Pinellas detectives are calling this a “Stand Your Ground” case where Browning had a right to defend himself.
The State Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing the case.