Sidney Carter, 44, was shot during an early-morning confrontation on July 11, 2025, at the intersection of Crill Avenue and Laurel Street in Palatka, Florida. According to investigators, the incident began as a road-rage encounter involving tailgating, bright lights, shouting, and gestures at a stop sign. At 5:46 a.m. 911 calls brought officers to the scene where a white Ford pickup was found riddled with bullets and crashed into the concrete sign of Little Sprouts Learning Center. Two men were wounded inside; Carter was rushed to a hospital and died hours later. The second victim, 45-year-old William Krueger, was listed in critical but stable condition.

Police named 51-year-old Justin Dale Mullins as the suspect. Mullins reportedly called authorities to say he had shot at least one person and was arrested at the scene. Surveillance video from the daycare and recovered evidence, including shell casings and a handgun, were cited by investigators; the footage allegedly shows Mullins wave the truck around and then open fire from his Mazda as the pickup passed. Court filings say Mullins was booked on second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and a firearms charge and held without bond.

Was anyone in the area that morning able to see the vehicles or the sequence of events leading up to the shooting?