Opelika man arrested in shooting into occupied vehicle on Veterans Parkway

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An Opelika man was arrested on multiple felony charges in connection with a shooting Friday, Oct. 23, Opelika police said in a news release Tuesday.Officers responded at about 6:42 p.m. to a report of a shooting into an occupied vehicle on Veterans Parkway near Water Street.What the victims reportedAccording to the victims, a black Ford F-250 began following their vehicle on Highway 280 toward Opelika. The truck repeatedly pulled up alongside their vehicle before dropping back to follow closely, police said.The victims continued onto Waverly Parkway and then onto Veterans Parkway, and the truck continued to follow. As both vehicles approached Water Street, the truck accelerated toward the victims’ rear bumper.A gunshot was heard moments later. The round broke the victims’ rear windshield and struck the driver’s-side headrest, directly above where a young child was secured in a car seat, police said.The victims lost sight of the truck near Oak Bowery Road and call