An argument at Mo’s Pizza Kitchen on East Baker Street in Plant City, Florida, escalated into a fatal roadway shooting that killed 45-year-old Jesus De La Cruz Hernandez. The dispute began about 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, when Hernandez and 19-year-old Kenny Morales-Garcia argued after Morales-Garcia was accused of dating Hernandez’s stepdaughter. Security footage shows the men arguing while Hernandez sat in his GMC pickup and Morales-Garcia stood outside.

Hernandez drove away but was followed by Morales-Garcia and his girlfriend. The pursuit involved tailgating and dangerous driving along West Baker Street, West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Alexander Street.

Morales-Garcia fled but investigators later found his pickup and, after a search warrant, recovered five shell casings and a receipt linking him to Mo’s Pizza. On Monday, May 11, 2026, Morales-Garcia surrendered with an attorney and was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, throwing a deadly missile at or within a vehicle, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and criminal mischief; he was being held without bond and the case is pending. Anyone who saw the argument, the pursuit, or the shooting is asked to come forward with information?