Carson Senfield was shot to death after mistakenly getting into the wrong car outside of his Tampa home. WFLA’s Brittany Muller reports.
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This is America 🇺🇸
That can happen to anyone. I got into another white SUV parked next to mine and didn’t realize it until I saw the Chevy bow tie on the wheel and smelled the cigarette stench. Sad this happened.
I don’t use Uber or Lyft but they should create better indicators of the correct car. This deadly issue happened one too many times
My condolences to the family and friends for the loss of your loved one. ❤️🩹🌹 May God comfort all of you with His unconditional loving arms as you mourn.
Good example of where a taser or pepper spray would have been more than sufficient if the person didn’t listen to a warning. I hope the shooter suffers from guilt for the life span that kid could have had….
Just goes to show you it really does happen to both women AND men. Got to stay aware of your surroundings regardless of who you are.
It’s not odd to have a gun inside the car .lol it’s normal. This falls in the gray area this is accident.
in secondary i had a driver that would pick me up around 5am and my dad would watch from the gallery while i stood on the road. unfortunately it was an extremely common car and the head driver(?) often changed drivers on the route i was on so one morning i jumped in not knowing it was a hired car as in id have to pay money which i did not have on me nor did i have a phone. fortunately we didn’t get far as my actual driver pulled up right after. i jumped out and my dad was already out the house barely dressed 😂 trying to wave down the maxi. i’m gratefully we never got far cause i’m pretty sure he would’ve kicked me out when he realized the 14yr old he picked up had no money to pay for the trip and i would’ve been stranded somewhere as i didn’t have a phone either.
My friend used her key to start and drive home with someone else’s car of the same kind
“an armed society is a polite society” LOL NOPE! just a bunch of trigger happy fools who you better hope arent the bad day
Why is the shooter’s identity being withheld so hard?
Until the shooter is criminally charged his identity might be protected? Idk how sunshine laws work in Florida
No idea what the driver was doing at 1 am with a gun but he definitely wasnt going home from grocery shopping
As long as he was engaging in lawful activities it is none of your business.
27% of adults are night owls
@David Wagner according to who? Where did that statistics come from?
@HaloMediaRecords The sleep disorder doctor my brother in law sees for his shift work sleep disorder.
Nor everyone is a day person.
manslaughter
Sounds like the driver was acting like a cop. shoot first and cover up after.
im just thinking how fast must be the person at gabbing the gun and shooting..in all that time frame wouldnt he be able to tell if the person entering is a threat or not? By threat i mean holding a weaopon or being in anyway aggressive
If the Uber brought him home why was he trying to get into another car ?
Maybe homie was going to get some strange
19 is way too young to go, Rest In Peace man❤️ tragic situation
I’d shoot too. But this is very tragic.
We’re at the point that any accident is a shooting offense. Just because people want to shoot someone. Like life is just a video game. As a dad and if it was my son and he just got in wrong car, I would retaliate. This is a dumb gun law in FL and could lead to big feuds.
People shouldn’t be guns
This incident is what happens when you allow Civil Liberarians out of Hollywood to shape the country. Movies like Death Wish, Dirty Harry, Taken and Taxi Driver have been glamorizing vigilantism for decades, teaching ordinary citizens that they can be heroes blasting away people for no good reason. Meanwhile, the cowards who wrote, directed and starred in those movies probably would never use a gun on anyone and just call the police if they felt threatened.
Chaka Zulu got attacked by a group of men on camera and got charged for shooting, but someone hops into your car and you shoot…investigation.
This is so sad. The gunman will probably walk free, because of stupid laws
It’s justified the driver doesn’t know if buddy in back seat had a gun or not 🤧 plus dude was in his car at 1am we don’t know if he was ready to go home
If the victim wasn’t actively trying to attack him, it’s not an easy case
This is so sad 🙁
Why does Roger have a thick South African accent?
Holy crap this is so sad!!!
I’ve done this before. It’s so common
Shot someone?
That ain’t no Florida boy.
That’s one of them pronouns.
Nice shot, man.
Sure, any encounter with another human being should end with someone shot dead, and someone claiming they was scared for their life and had to do it. Thats the american way!
America 👍🏻
Another example of why normal citizens except authorized personnel due to their nature of work shouldn’t be allowed the options to legally possess gun. To eliminate this kind of tragedy where one party is claiming it’s self-defense while the other party has lost his/her life. Same thing with the cop situation, if this country does not allow random people to possess gun, cops wouldn’t be trained to always assume the worst of the scenario where someone that is trying to reach something is going to be a gun. It’s a never ending cycle. Sadly, we are living in a world where money is more important than life. And no, don’t give me the crap about you hunt as a habit and should allow to do so. I think you need a new hobby that doesn’t involve killing living creatures for fun. I feel extremely sorry for this young man and his family and friends.
The Florida stand your ground law is a white law, if the person doing the shooting is black the law doesn’t apply
Stfu 🤡….yea it doesn’t apply if the gun was illegally owned.
Wow
Wow
Wow
So sad
Probably a Nissan.
I was awoken last night to someone trying to open my front door… it ended up being a drunk guy looking for “Jennifer”
I was annoyed but never thought to murder him for being drunk and hornieeee 🤨
And guns aren’t part of the problem? LOL gimme a break.
Glad I live in Canada where the guy in the car would be up on 2nd degree murder charges.
U live in a fascist country
I guess people don’t lock their doors anymore and just shoot?
It got in someone’s car in Irvine, CA in a hotel. I was in a rental, and thought I was getting into the right car. It was even unlocked, so I didn’t realize anything was wrong until I couldn’t get the key in the ignition. Glad no shot me for such a simple mistake.
it’s 1AM, you’re in your car minding your own business and someone approaches from a different vehicle and starts trying to open the doors to get inside. I can see why a person would be in fear of their life. and no, it’s not strange to have a gun in your car when living in a state ranked among the highest in gun sales and ownership. nothing here points to murderous intent so far
One time I borrowed a van to go to the hardware store to pick up a few things. When I finished shopping I got back into the van and tried to start it up…but wouldn’t start. I realized I was in the wrong van. The van i got in looked exactly like the one I borrowed and was about 3 cars over were I parked. Same color make, model.
During heavy rain, my dad’s car, a yellow hatch parked behind another identical yellow hatch. We run to our safety quickly to not get wet. He accidently facing the driver seat to see a another young woman. She may be scared shitless but pretty understandable. situation.
HEHEHEHEHEHE.. THAT’S WHAT THE BIT** GETS!
A lady once mistakenly opened the door of my car (passenger seat) and it took awhile before we both realized that she made a mistake 😂 we were both embarrassed. People make mistakes, why are some people so quick to pull the trigger
Unless defense can prove he was threatening, the driver should go to jail for murder.
Trigger happy Americans! RIP young man.
I jumped in someone’s vehicle that looked just like mine. I clicked my alarm and heard it but jumped into a vehicle that was used as a taxi. I thought I glitched into another world. Well thank goodness the owner of that vehicle didn’t create that glitch for me when I realized what happened.
But with so much going on it the United States, I’d take it that he was trying to get me. Fear!
Nobody needs to go to jail for this. Guy needs counseling and the family needs prayers and counseling.
Bless the soul of the deceased. Nothing God creates Goes to waste.
People are getting tol trigger happy…sucks for the kid..
eh, this is a tough call with all the stuff going on. And yes when carrying a gun it should be ready to go.
def black cuz we didnt hear who shot him – colors switched, it would be racist and white dude would be killed in jail
oh America, this is what happens when everybody is a trigger happy paranoid freak. maybe if you could actually trust one another to be decent human beings
Nah. Car jacking are at an all time high, trust no one
If he’s a black man he’s thru..if a cop fears for his life its justified
at one time i had a ford work van. there was another one that looked identical. my key even worked on the door and i got in….then i noticed a sweater on the other seat that wasn’t mine. i got out quick
Just a good guy with a gun right?
Lol the guys allowed to have a gun in his own car in the middle of the night. Weird comment from that guy.
He’s not American, go figure
Go USA you need more guns to the people! how many more need die before you understand?
I’ve opened a wrong car door before because someone else’s door opened when the driver I was with clicked their car door opener.
There is nothing odd about someone sitting in his or her own car with protection at 1am. To some people that’s home.
You go in someone’s car is like going in somebody’s house.
It’s time to stop thinking about the law and start thinking about right and wrong. I once woke up to find a man sleeping on my couch. I let him sleep. When I started making breakfast he woke up and demanded to know what I was doing in his apartment. By now it was obvious this was a college student who’d been very drunk when he entered my apartment, which was unlocked, and conked out on the couch. I said “Look around kid!” He then says “Hey, where am I?” I fed him a hearty breakfast and sent him on his way. The idea that the guy in the car was standing his ground is ridiculous. He had a gun and wanted to shoot somebody.
Nah, 1:30am and someone tries to open your car door, more than likely that is a robbery
Awful. This will be a tough case and whichever way it goes, there won’t be a winner
He was not outside his home. He was at the wrong address. Please get the information correct.
RIP to this man. I heard a similar story like this, and I then decided to completely memorize my license plate, especially going to my car at night. Be careful everyone
Oddly edited segment. 😕
While doing laundry the exact same van as my grandmas pulled up and I was trying to open the trunk dude comes out like wtf I laugh it off and walk to my grandmas car
There’s definitely more to this story. I’m sure we will never learn the full truth of what happened that night! May he RIP
America is now a dangerous place to live in
Hysterically paranoid country. This is what you get when everyone is armed and terrified of their fellow countrymen. This is what Conservative reality has become for America.
Or just don’t be armed and get car jacked and kidnapped like in filthy blue states.
@Jimbo Jones It’s called situational awareness. Don’t walk into stupid situations. This is the first thing they should’ve taught you in your concealed pistol class btw. C’mon bro, you know better than that.
I have many questions for the shooter.
underage drinking maybe ? These very people going ‘boo hoo hoo’ are the same ppl who likely implored him to drink and promote it to others.
terrible. if he was drinking it is hard to say his actions could not be perceived as a threat. drunk ppl can be aggressive.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SO SCARED THAT….
I understand how startling it can be for some one to try to open your car door. But situations like this are why I’m not a fan of guns. A honest mistake just got this young man killed because some scared person had a gun. Who know with what training or what background checks. All preventable. It’s really unacceptable and I think the person should be charged. With power comes responsibility. If ya gonna shoot people be ready to go to jail.
What about all the people who get car jacked? U are a 🤡
Welcome to America
Must have been drunk but nobody wants to admit that!
Arrest the shooter
Charge him !!!
Try taking care of your f**king family. You are so ready to talk about how great he was. Where were you?
I did this at a gas station once. I hopped in the car without realizing it was someone else’s. I was already venting about something that happened in the store. The girl was just like “wrong car dude”. And I was like: 👁👄👁
BLACKEE KILLED HEEM
I got into the wrong car thinking it was my Uber. The driver looked frightened as I was entering so I confirmed if she was my Uber. She said no and I apologized. This happened in texas where people are known to carry. Crazy to think the situation could have ended differently had that driver been carrying.
can’t wait for america to go into civil war over gun rights
I don’t think it was justified..
How is it known for sure that getting into the car was a mistake?
If he didn’t have anything in his hand or open the car door, charge the shooter..
Murderer
“Blame” we are so eager to place it
This isn’t “stand your ground”— this is over-reacting and killing an innocent nonattacking person
Ya, just cut off the lawyer at the end awkwardly. No problem, well done.
More than once I tried to open the door of a car that was just like mine in a parking lot. Happens a lot with silver Toyotas.
As a kid I accidentally opened the wrong door of a car that wasn’t my family’s.
Having a loaded gun while sitting your car at 1am is not strange at all. It’s Florida.
However jumping in and out of random cars at 1am is very strange….anywhere.
Is there no rule for required signage with ridesharing?
With the rush of adrenaline thinking they were being carjacked it’s understandable they used their gun… basically they panicked and bad things can happen when in panic mode…
Murdered by America
My Sympathies go to the shooter as well. We know nothing about him, or what may have happened to him or his family in the past, but unless he is a stone-cold killer, he will live the rest of his life regretting that he killed an innocent young man with his whole life ahead of him. Tragic for all concerned.
drug deal gone wrong
Nothing good happens after midnight.
That’s the problem with “Stand your ground” laws: It’s completely subjective.
Futterman is right, if he never gets in the car, and never crosses the threshold, you should just drive away. However, you don’t have to flee! You can stand your ground, and if you’re alone at 1am and someone is trying to get into your car, it’s not unreasonable that some (In fact many) people will be in genuine fear for their life.
Florida lets people walk around with guns, and tells them that if they fear for thier lives, you don’t have to flee???!!!!!!!
it was an accident but at the same time now a days you cant take that chance