New video shows a driver try to shoot at people inside a Tesla during a road-rage incident in northeast Miami-Dade over the summer that has a man facing serious charges.
New video shows a driver try to shoot at people inside a Tesla during a road-rage incident in northeast Miami-Dade over the summer that has a man facing serious charges.
The incident happened back on July 23 in the area of Northeast 26th Avenue and Ives Dairy Road.
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In the video, a Jeep Grand Cherokee is seen pulling up next to the Tesla, which had cameras that captured the encounter.
The driver points a gun out the passenger window as he tried to pull the trigger at least three times but "for unknown reasons, the firearm did not discharge," an arrest report said.
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Nearly a month after the incident, on Aug. 15, 47-year-old Brian Scott Heffren, of Miami, was arrested on a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon.
According to the arrest report, the victims said Heffren brandished a silver firearm and attempted to shoot them during a road-rage incident.
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A records check showed the Jeep was registered to Heffren and one of the victims identified Heffren as the suspect from a photo lineup, the report said.
Heffren was booked into jail. In bond court, he told a judge the gun wasn't loaded.
Records show the attempted murder charge was dropped but he now faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
Defense attorney Ronald Gainor, who represents Heffren, released a statement on his arrest.
"This was a completely isolated event, an outlier, in Brian's life that has otherwise been devoted to his family, his career and the community. I might add that just prior to the incident, Brian was cut off and almost got into a serious accident himself," Gainor said in the statement. "Brian is extremely remorseful for the events of that day and hopes to move forward with a life that has otherwise been devoid of any problems with the law."
He's due back in court in January.
