A 31-year-old Deltona man is facing multiple felony charges after Orange City police say he opened fire on his ex-girlfriend's car outside the Parc Hill Apartments early Tuesday, then spent the rest of the day sending her threatening text messages before officers tracked him down that evening.
Officers responded to the 1000 block of Skyline Loop early on October 20 following reports of shots fired, according to Orlando-News.com. When they arrived, they found an unoccupied vehicle riddled with gunshots. As WFTV reported, “Officers found a vehicle struck by multiple rounds.”
The car's owner told investigators she watched her ex-boyfriend, identified as Jimmy Pastora Berroa, fire several shots into her vehicle before speeding off in a separate car, per the same report. The woman said Berroa kept targeting her well after the shooting itself — the station's account states he “continued sending threatening text messages to the woman throughout the day.”
Multiple Agencies Help Track Down Suspect
Officers collected evidence at the scene and worked with several law enforcement agencies to locate Berroa, according to Orlando-News.com. He was apprehended Tuesday evening — just hours after the shooting was first reported — and booked into the Volusia County jail, where he remains in custody without bond.
Berroa now faces three felony charges: discharging a firearm on public or residential property, criminal mischief involving property damage of $1,000 or more, and aggravated stalking involving a credible threat, per Orlando-News.com's reporting on the case.
What Florida Law Says About the Charges
Under Florida Statute § 784.048, a credible threat is defined as a verbal or nonverbal threat — including one delivered electronically or implied through a pattern of conduct — that places the target in reasonable fear and is made with the apparent ability to cause harm. The same statute defines aggravated stalking as willfully, maliciously and repeatedly following, harassing or cyberstalking another person while making a credible threat, a third-degree felony.
Separately, Florida Statute § 806.13 classifies criminal mischief involving at least $1,000 in property damage as a third-degree felony as well, according to the statute's text.
Second Shooting Reported at Same Complex Weeks Earlier
The incident comes weeks after a different shooting at the same complex left one man injured. Officers responded around 3:44 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2026, to 1010 Skyline Loop at Parc Hill Apartments after reports of gunfire involving two adult men. The suspect fled in a vehicle before officers arrived, and the injured victim was hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
