Winter Haven, Florida -- Bullets fly during a drive-by shooting and it sends 10 people, including children scrambling for their lives.
The shooting has residents in the neighborhood near 2nd Street Southeast worried for their own safety, even though police say they arrested the 19-year-old gunman.
"The first shot went past my face, and the other went over my head. I thought I was dead," says drive-by shooting victim Manuel Valentin.
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Valentin saw his life flash before his eyes Monday afternoon. He says he'd been hanging out with his brothers outside of his Winter Haven home. His kids, relatives, and friends had been inside when a drive-by shooter took aim.
"I stood up to try to run to the kids, and he fired another shot over my head. I thought I was hit. I fell back," says Valentin.
There are holes in the house where bullets hit the exterior and pierced through a window. Miraculously, no one was hurt
"Right where the hole went through the window, my granddaddy was sitting in the chair," says Valentin.
"Bullets, once they leave a gun, they don't have anybody's name on them, and those could've hit someone very easily," says Chief Charlie Bird from the Winter Haven Police Department.
Bird credits the victims for helping to catch their accused killer, who investigators believe had been targeting someone at the house.
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Witnesses could plainly see the shooter behind the wheel in broad daylight in his own car.
They identified him as Shaquelle King. Wednesday, a judge is holding King in jail without bond.
King told a judge he's not requesting a public defender, but has yet to hire his own defense attorney.
After King's arrest, police say he admitted to driving down the victims' street around the time of the shooting, but denies firing at the home.
"I'm always glad when something like that happens, police catch them," says neighbor Herminio Camacho. Camacho is concerned about the violence so close to home. "When I hear stuff like that I just be a little more cautious."
The chief is trying to assure residents of their safety, in the typically quiet neighborhood that was shattered by gunfire. "He (King) knew them and it was over bad blood. It wasn't a random act. He was very specific about where he fired the shots. I don't think that citizens need to be worried about that," says Bird.
