Incident

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11-16-2017 Florida Sarasota 1-1

Location

November 16, 2017

Incident Address

Sarasota, Florida

Participants

Type: Victim
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Geoffrey C Ruscher
Age: 42
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

Notes

Uber driver shot passenger who attacked him

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20171117/person-shot-on-lockwood-ridge-road-sheriff-says

URL: http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20171117/sarasota-sheriff-uber-driver-shot-man-in-self-defense

URL: https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/sarasota-uber-driver-shoots-passenger-after-getting-punched/

District

Congressional District: 16
State Senate District: 23
State House District: 72