By Shawn Henry 
A 63-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a road rage shooting that left one teenager injured along Blanding Boulevard in Clay County, according to an arrest report.
Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said they took Ruben Rodriguez into custody shortly before 6 p.m. He was charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly firing multiple shots at a sedan carrying three teenagers.
Authorities said the incident began around 5:40 p.m., when the sheriff’s office received several reports of a road rage confrontation involving a pickup truck and a black sedan on Blanding Boulevard near Long Bay Road. Dispatchers later received updated information indicating that gunfire had erupted during the encounter.
According to the report, the sedan fled the scene and drove directly to the emergency room at HCA Middleburg. Deputies responding to the hospital found an 18-year-old male being treated by medical staff for a gunshot wound to his right thigh.
Investigators determined that two additional passengers were inside the sedan at the time of the shooting, including a 17-year-old and another 18-year-old. None of the other occupants were reported injured.
After interviewing the victims and witnesses, deputies located Rodriguez driving his pickup truck westbound near County Road 218 and Bluejay Drive. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop and took him into custody without further incident.
During the arrest, deputies reported seeing a black and tan semi-automatic handgun in plain view, tucked between the driver’s seat and the center console of the pickup truck.
Rodriguez was transported to the Clay County jail, where he was booked on three counts of attempted murder. Each charge carries a bond set at $250,000.
Court records indicate Rodriguez’s next court appearance is scheduled for January 2026. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue reviewing the circumstances that led to the shooting and the sequence of events surrounding the road rage incident.
All parties are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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