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A father and son are facing criminal charges after allegedly chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver while he was delivering packages in Brookhaven, Miss.
The driver, 24-year-old D’Monterrio Gibson, was delivering packages to a home in the city on Jan. 24 at around 7 p.m. when he says the driver of a white pickup truck approached him and started blowing his horn,CNNreported.
When Gibson tried leaving after thinking he was in the pickup truck’s way, the driver allegedly tried cutting him off.
“At that point my instincts kick in, and I swerve around him as he is trying to cut me off to avoid getting stuck in the neighborhood,” Gibson said, per CNN.
As he drove further down the street, a man in the road allegedly started to point a gun at the vehicle and eventually fired shots that struck the van.
CNN reported that affidavits show Gregory Case was driving the truck chasing Gibson and his son, Brandon Case, was the person in the street pointing the gun at him.
The Brookhaven Police Department and Gibson’s lawyer, Carlos Moore, didn’t immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
At the time of the alleged incident, Gibson was in a Hertz rental van featuring two Hertz stickers on the back. Moore told CNN his client was wearing a FedEx jacket, shirt and pants, although the vehicle didn’t have any FedEx markings.
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In a statement issued to PEOPLE, FedEx extended its support to Gibson as it continues cooperating with police on the case.
source: people.com
