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Chauncey Christian, 21, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was killed on February 19, 2018 while driving a Hyundai Elantra away from an apartment complex off Belvedere Road. Deputies say Derrick Jupiter was pursuing Christian in a Nissan Rogue when someone from Jupiter’s vehicle fired into Christian’s car, fatally wounding him. The chase ended when Jupiter’s vehicle struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Belvedere Road; two passengers in Jupiter’s vehicle, Jerry Dunois, 20, and Deandre Jean Louis, 17, were also killed in the crash.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigated and identified Derrick Jupiter as the primary suspect. He was arrested and charged with three counts of murder and multiple drug-related offenses; in January 2020 he pleaded guilty and received a 15-year prison term followed by 15 years of probation.

What details about the confrontation at the Madison Chase apartment complex or the events immediately after the shooting might help explain how the chase escalated?