Who Is Daniel Lighty? Active Shooter In Brandon Florida Shooting Fires 15 Times Before Surrendering

Publish date: 2024-05-09

A man named Daniel Lighty is arrested in Brandon Florida Shooting after he fired 15 times on deputies, and he was doing that while he was live on Facebook.

Casual and public shootings have become very common in the USA, and civilians are the ones who are suffering a lot in these cases. 

The recent case from Florida has got media attention once more after a man named Daniel Lighty kept shooting officers 15 times. 

And after the shooting, he called 911 to surrender. 

Who Is Daniel Lighty? 

Daniel Lighty is the man who has been arrested in Brandon, Florida. 

On Thursday after Daniel started shooting over the detectives and shot 15 times as said by the officials. 

There were no casualties as no one was hurt during the incident. 

As of now, Daniel Lighty is now arrested and is under custody. 

An investigation is been carried out and Daniel is facing charges, which are yet to be mentioned. 

Daniel Lighty Age-Facebook Live Video

Daniel Lighty age is now 35 years old, as mentioned by the authorities. 

Daniel was live on Facebook during the time he was shooting.

During a Facebook Live video he filmed, Daniel Lighty threatens to shoot a Brandon carwash employee.

Lighty then fired 15 shots at three Hillsborough sheriff's deputies, according to the Sheriff's Office. 

Lighty came into the Washed Up Brandon Carwash, 834 E Brandon Blvd., at 12:45 p.m. and began shooting a Facebook Live video, according to Chronister.

Lighty is shown in the " target="_blank" rel="noopener">four-minute video asking someone about his career ambitions and encouraging him to pursue what he likes rather than going to work.

Lighty is asked to leave by a carwash employee. "Hey, if you don't step away from me right now, I'm going to shoot you," Lighty shouts.

After that, Lighty calls 911 and said that he was ready to surrender and could have done it before if there would have been no shooting. 

Daniel Lighty Parents And Family Details

Daniel Lighty is yet to mention his parents and his family. 

From his Facebook account, it is found that he was already in a relationship with somebody.

Daniel's girlfriend's name is found to be Alicia Wilkinson. 

Other than her name on Facebook, it is found that she is a counsel, educations, and family care specialist. 

Alicia is still yet to comment on the actions of her boyfriend, as she is yet to be presented in the media. 

For now, other than Daniel's girlfriend, there are not many detials about his other family members or parents. 

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