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Man arrested in road rage shooting
By ELIZABETH BLUEMINK
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Published: August 22nd, 2009 03:02 PM
Last Modified: August 22nd, 2009 04:20 PM
Anchorage Police this morning charged a motorist with shooting and critically injuring a second man in a fit of road rage on Gambell Street near downtown.
Pesamino Faamasino, 19, was charged with three counts of first-degree robbery and one count of first-degree assault.
At about 6 a.m., Faamasino shot Stanislav Teodorovich, 20, in the shoulder in a parking lot near the Tesoro gas station at 4th Avenue and Gambell, police said.
Teodorovich -- a Russian citizen enrolled at the University of Alaska Anchorage last year -- is in critical condition at a local hospital this afternoon, police said.
A passenger in Teodorovich's vehicle told police after the shooting that Theodorovich cut off Faamasino in traffic when he turned in the wrong direction on 4th Avenue, a one-way street, and then attempted to correct himself by making a U-turn.
Police said the passenger told them Faamasino was visibly angry, and that Teodorovich motioned him to pull over. Both cars parked in an alley near the gas station and Faamasino came over to Teodorovich's car with a gun and asked "what they had under their seats that they might pull out on him," according to a police charging document.
They didn't have a weapon.
Faamasino demanded their money and when Teodorovich tried to drive away, Faamasino fired a round into the car, according to the charging document.
Teodorovich then pulled over, bleeding from his shoulder and breathing hard, according to the statement provided by his passenger.
Police searched for Faamasino and the vehicle he was driving, a gray Dodge Neon, and stopped him near Mountain View. During the traffic stop, Faamasino told police he had shot someone near Gambell. His account differed, however. He said Teodorovich had been tailgating him and that Teodorovich and his passenger approached his car on foot.
While police talked to Faamasino, a woman approached the car saying that it was her Neon and that Faamasino had stolen it from her at gunpoint in Mountain View, according to the charging document. Hence, the robbery charges.
Faamasino is being held on $250,000 bail, police said.
This story is still developing. Check back for updates.
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I wonder what the true story is, which driver was at fault, what actions led Faamasino to come out with his gun? Its obvious both sides aren't telling the whole truth, and are leaving out some key details.