Florida Man Charged with Attempted Murder

0:00It's April 30th. You're listening to Tampa Bay News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. A 40-year-old Florida man named Robert Anthony Morgan is locked up on attempted murder charges after shooting a woman in the neck and dragging her. Back into her home in Wildwood, police rolled up around 11.30pm on Saturday night to reports of a loud argument turning into a gunshot. They found the victim bleeding out in the driveway and rushed her by airlift to a hospital with injuries that could have killed her. This wasn't out of nowhere. Investigators heard from the woman's mother about a long pattern of domestic violence between the two. She watched Morgan haul her daughter inside after the shot and even brushed off calls for help, saying she was fine while threatening anyone who, dialed 911, four young kids were inside the house the whole time. Cops spotted Morgan sneaking under the garage door, then splashing into the backyard pool. They fished him out and cuffed him right there. He grabbed a rifle off the garage floor and traced the blood trail from the street back

1:02to the scene. With his prior felony battery conviction stacking on firearm charges, Morgan hit court Monday and stays behind bars without bond. The woman's still critical, but authorities say they've got him cold on this one.