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Police say "Road Rage" possibly influenced a woman’s decision to shoot a motorcyclist
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Police say "Road Rage" possibly influenced a woman’s decision to shoot a motorcyclist in the chest
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11_topstory_080617_shooting.11dad06f.html
11:40 PM EDT on Tuesday, June 17, 2008
(WHAS11) - Jeffersonville police say road rage may have led to a shooting. A woman in an SUV and a man on a motorcycle engaged in some sort of disagreement while driving along 10th Street. Police say she put an end to it when she shot him in the chest.
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“She has been very cooperative and given us voluntary statements. She says her actions were in self defense,” said Detective Todd Hollis.
Witnesses told police some sort of exchange happened between the two a mile away from the intersection of 10th St. and Allison Lane. But they kept driving until they got to the stop light. He hopped off his bike, approached her car and shortly thereafter she shot him.”
“We did not find any weapons on him. He stopped his motorcycle and immediately got off and approached her door. He may have opened the door. She never got out and that’s when the shooting occurred,” said Hollis.
Witnesses told police the whole incident took about 10 seconds. The driver stayed and called 9-1-1. Within three minutes police were on the scene trying to figure out what happened.
“There was some immediate aggression on his part when he got of his bike. What his actions were and how threatening they were we’re not sure. We’ll have to determine that in our investigation.”
The motorcyclist underwent surgery and remains in the hospital. Doctors say he’ll likely survive the shooting. Police haven’t had an opportunity to get his side of the story yet. But at this point, police haven’t filed any charges against the woman.
“We’ve been in touch with Clark County prosecutor’s office and they have made the decision to withhold their decision pending our investigation.”
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http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11_topstory_080617_shooting.11dad06f.html
(WHAS11) - New details continue to emerge about the Jeffersonville road rage shooting that happened on Wednesday.
The victim has had trouble with the law before. And one key element police are waiting for is the shooting victim’s side of the story. He’s still at University Hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Doctors performed another surgery Thursday morning.
While everyone waits to hear what he has to say, WHAS has found out more about the pasts of both the victim and the shooter.
Police show that Mosier, the victim, faced murder charges back in 1973, but pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact. And in 2006, Mosier filed a lawsuit claiming a man hit his car and his person for no reason. The defendant paid Mosier $3,100.
And Jeffersonville police say Parrish, the shooter, doesn’t have a criminal record, but she called in another road rage incident on March 31 of this year.
Clark county prosecutors say they’ll know Monday whether Parrish will face charges in Wednesday’s shooting. Police say Mosier did not have a weapon when Parrish shot him. Mosier’s attorney says because Mosier was unarmed, Parrish was the clear aggressor.
Witnesses say both Parrish and Mosier had the opportunity to diffuse the situation. And one witness said that after Mosier was shot, Parrish’s son taunted and kicked the man while he was down.
The public is finally hearing from the alleged shooter about witness statements regarding what happened after the shooting. So WHAS asked, was taunting involved after Wesley Mosier was shot?
Yalanda Parrish gave a handwritten statement to Christopher 2x regarding the shooting. In it, Yalanda says she’s “deeply saddened about the incident. The incident should never have manifested itself to this level.”
She says her attorney has advised her not to say too much about what caused the event.
In regards to witness statements that her son taunted and kicked Wesley Mosier when he was down, she says he’s 15 and was in an emotional state of mind, but she should’ve kept her son in the car.
Clark Co. Prosecutor, Steven Stewart, says he’ll know Monday if he’ll press charges in this case.
Web story update published by Chris Wright
(WHAS11) - WHAS 11 News is learning more about what Jeffersonville Police Det. Todd Hollis calls “a road rage incident that escalated out of control.” The incident happened at 10th Street and Allison Lane in front of the Thornton’s Gas Station. Wednesday, WHAS 11 News heard the 911 tape from the incident.
Yolanda Parrish to 911 Dispatch: "I have shot somebody up here on 10th street! I'm in front of Thornton's!"
That's part of 39 year old Yolanda Parrish’s frantic 911 call after she says she shot Wesley Mosier junior Tuesday afternoon.
Jeffersonville police say the shooting ended a mile long road rage exchange between Mosier -- who was riding his motorcycle -- and Parrish who was driving an SUV. A witness says she before the shooting, she initially thought Mosier approached Parrish because the two had a fender bender.
"He got off his bike, walked up to the car, she said, 'oh no you don't' and she shot him point blank in the chest.", said the witness.
But according to the witness, the violence doesn't stop there. Several witnesses told police Parrish’s 15 year old son taunted Mosier as he laid in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest. And witness statements conflict over whether Mosier opened Parrish’s car door, or Parrish opened the door to shove Mosier away from her. The other question -- why Mosier approached Parrish’s car.
"Only he knows why he got off his bike in traffic. It's something we hope he'll be able to answer,” said Det. Hollis.
Mosier is still in University Hospital listed in serious condition. Doctors expect he’ll survive the shooting. At this point, Parrish doesn't face any charges, though this witness says she should. Parrish told Detective Hollis she keeps a gun in her car for her protection. He says, legally she has the right to do so. She had a permit for the weapon on her when police arrived at the scene. Witnesses claim Parrish could have avoided the situation by driving away or rolling up her window and locking her doors. But she told police, she had no other choice but to defend herself.
"She said, she couldn't go... her window was down and door unlocked. She opened the door to push him backward. She said he shoved the door shut. She said he had his fist raised,” said Det. Hollis.
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