Gainesville man arrested in drive-by shooting near Cascades Apartments
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devin Terrell Freeman, 23, was arrested yesterday and charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm in public for allegedly shooting from a vehicle outside Cascades Apartments.
Gainesville Police Department officers responded to 925 SW 4th Avenue at about 6:09 p.m. on October 23 after receiving multiple calls about shots fired from a vehicle that was stationary in the street. Officers found four 9mm shell casings in the street and three bullet impacts, one on the building right behind the victim.
Several witnesses reportedly described the incident as a drive-by shooting; they said a small dark-colored vehicle stopped in the street and the front passenger got out and exchanged words with the victim, who was about 100 feet away. They said the suspect got back into the vehicle after the exchange, closed the door, and fired shots at the victim, then the vehicle sped away. The witnesses said the victim did not appear to have a gun and did not return fire. The victim quickly retreated back into the apartment building after the incident and did not contact police.
Police were able to track the victim to a friend’s apartment at Cascades. The victim was reportedly reluctant to talk at first but eventually said the shooter was his co-worker; two days earlier, the victim said, the two were working together when the shooter claimed to be a member of the Crips. The victim said he called his co-worker out on that statement because he did not believe the man was a “real Crip.” He said his co-worker became angry, and they got into two separate physical fights during the rest of their shift.
The victim said that after he got off work, the co-worker and his girlfriend confronted him in the parking lot of their workplace, and they almost got into a third physical fight. The co-worker and his girlfriend eventually left, but the victim said a rock was thrown through the rear windshield of his car.
The victim said he didn’t hear from the co-worker over the next few days, then the co-worker called him from his girlfriend’s phone, telling him to “come outside” to “settle this.” The victim said he went outside, expecting another fist fight, but his co-worker kept trying to get him to come closer to the car, which was stopped in the middle of the street. The victim said he realized the co-worker likely had a gun; after more words were exchanged, the victim said, the co-worker got back in the car, fired several shots at him, and drove away. The victim said the car was driven by Freeman’s girlfriend. The victim provided the co-worker’s name and phone number and positively identified him in a photo line-up the next day.
Freeman was located several hours later and arrested following a traffic stop. The officer noted that the gun was in plain view in the car when Freeman was pulled over.
Post Miranda, Freeman declined to answer questions.
Post Miranda, Freeman’s girlfriend reportedly admitted driving the vehicle during the incident but said she did not know Freeman was going to shoot the victim and that she was “shocked” when Freeman did that.
Freeman has one misdemeanor conviction (none violent). Judge Thomas Jaworski set bail at $2.1 million.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Great, now we have the Bloods and the Crips in town on top of the 352s and whatever other gang crap is going on. Great job to Judge J on the bond!
So many gangs that the crips had to resort to recruiting this noodle armed, inbred-looking idiot.
The Bloods and Crips have been active here for a long time. Mostly off Tower Rd and SW 24th/20th Ave, but some on the east side lately, too. He looks a little pale to be in those gangs, at least as far as I know.
Well apparently little Timmy here can’t fight or shoot straight. Maybe he’s good at selling Crip Scout cookies?
I can see in your mugshot you already playin the whole “they in the wrong”, “I’m innocent”, “they made me do it” bs. 🤣
“I’MMA Crip, and I’m so Hawd!”
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You’d better thin out those lips too scooter.
Bubba gonna like those fat lips you got.
They gonna make you sqeal like a pig bah.
Somebody’s gonna pull your trigger real good!!!
Vehicle used in the commission of a felony… if it’s paid off did the police seize it?
That little boy better not claim to be something he’s not when he goes to prison. The gang he claims to be with will check to see his affiliation. If he lied, he’s screwed. I’ve seen what happens.
do those ears receive XM?
This punk is a dumb ass who deserves to have the book thrown at him. He should not be allowed to be free to harm normal people.
Good going, Oswald wannabe.
No self-respecting gang would allow this inbred to affiliate. Just a beta male wannabe tough.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dfkpvgV-Fzc
Literally this dude from south park