Shots fired at FHP trooper in Ocala
A passenger in a fleeing car fired multiple shots at a Florida Highway Patrol trooper in Ocala on Thursday afternoon.
The trooper was not injured.
According to FHP, the trooper was notified about a shooting in downtown Ocala and saw a car that may have been involved leaving a parking garage.
He ordered the driver of the silver Nissan to get out of the car.
But the driver sped away, and as the trooper followed the sedan, a passenger fired shots at his patrol car.
The car got away, and Ocala police are investigating the shooting.
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