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Here's one with a water bottle. The only problem was that the daughters weren't armed. Guess they didn't get all of their xmas cards. GOP has got to work on that. I'm sure they will.

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Dads Shoot Each Other's Daughters in Road Rage Incident, Only One Is Charged With Attempted Murder
The father who fired the first shot was ruled to have used justifiable force.
By Mike Gavin • Published April 11, 2023 • Updated on April 12, 2023 at 8:41 am
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/dads-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-road-rage-incident-one-is-charged-with-attempted-murder/3012579/

One of the two fathers involved in a Florida road rage incident that left each with a wounded daughter has been charged. The father who fired the first shot was ruled to have used justifiable force and faces no charges, according to the state attorney's statement.

William Hale, 36, was deemed the primary aggressor for the Oct. 8, 2022, shootout with Frank Allison, 44, and charged with seven counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and shooting or throwing deadly missiles, per NBC's Jacksonville affiliate First Coast News.

Hale, per the report, attempted to use his Ram truck to run Allison's Nissan Murano off the road on U.S. 1 near Callahan, Fla. and threw a water bottle at Allison’s vehicle. Unaware at the time of what had been thrown, Allison fired a single shot, hitting Hale's 5-year-old daughter in the upper calf.

Hale fired back, striking Allison's 14-year-old daughter in the back as he emptied his semi-automatic handgun into the vehicle, according to First Coast News.

Both children are expected to make a full recovery, according to the statement.

Exact details vary among the witnesses, with the Hale family saying Allison began tailgating Hale's 18-year-old son, who was driving nearby in a GMC Sierra, and attempted to run him off the road after he had changed lanes to let them pass.

The Allisons said they were one car length behind one of the Hales, who were driving side-by-side, and were repeatedly brake checked. As Allison passed, his wife "flipped off" the Hales. Hale sped up and motioned for the Allisons to pull over and continued following them, attempting to run them off the road at high speeds. Hale then threw the water bottle, which later qualified as a deadly missile and led to Allison firing his gun out of fear for his family's safety.