Pensacola man charged with shooting woman in the head during drive-by shooting
A Pensacola man was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman in the back of the head in a drive-by shooting Friday.
Ryan Earl Seals, 18, has been charged in connection with a shooting in the 1000 block of Potomac Drive, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrest report.
According to Seals' arrest report, multiple witness said three males had approached a residence on foot and began shooting into the yard. The males then ran toward Reverie Drive, entered a Ram pickup truck and drove away at high speed.
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Witnesses said about a minute later, the truck returned and the occupants fired another volley of shots at the home as the vehicle sped past.
When deputies arrived on scene they found a woman in the front yard of the home with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. She was transported to Baptist Hospital in critical condition.
Using witness statements and home security footage, investigators were able to identify the suspect vehicle, which had been reported stolen from Pensacola Beach the previous day. ECSO disseminated the info to local law enforcement agencies, and a short time later the Pensacola Police Department located the vehicle traveling out of the Attucks Court apartments.
Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, and the truck accelerated off at a high rate of speed. After a short pursuit, the truck crashed near G and Yonge streets and the three occupants fled on foot. Two were located, taken into custody and later identified as Seals and Ke'Juan Whiting, 18.
The arrest report alleges that Seals was found in possession of a 9mm Glock handgun and Whiting threw away a pink Walther PK380 handgun. Investigators tested the weapons and determined that the shell casings recovered from the Potomac Drive home matched the Glock, but not the Walther.
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Seals was booked into Escambia County Jail on one count of attempted murder, fleeing and eluding police, resisting an officer without violence and a number of weapon offenses. He is being held on $1,111,000 bond.
Whiting is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon by a Florida delinquent and resisting an officer without violence. He is being held on $27,000 bond.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola man Ryan Seals arrested in Potomac attempted murder
