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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men in connection with shooting incidents that took place at Shamrock Park in Venice and on a nearby street, the office has reported. One of the suspects also was charged with an unrelated crime that occurred on Siesta Key, a news release points out. According to witnesses, shots were fired from the rear passenger side window of a green Crown Victoria as it drove past the park around 11:30 p.m. on July 28, the release says. Two witnesses followed the suspect's vehi- cle and called 911 with the tag number. As both vehicles approached the 1300 block of Jamaica Road, the release notes, the Crown Victoria stopped, and the driver allegedly fired two shots over the witnesses' truck before fleeing the scene. Detectives found the suspects' vehicle at 1910 Redfern Road and then spoke with the woman listed as the registered owner, the release adds. "She admitted being in the front passenger seat of the car as Andrew Gerace drove to Shamrock Park to watch a fight," the release says. She told the detectives that she did not know anyone had a gun until the man in the rear seat, Reginald Johnson Jr., opened fire, the release adds. "After being chased by the witnesses, she said Gerace pointed the gun at them but claimed he did not fire it," the release continues. "Two Glock handguns were immediately recovered by detectives," the release notes. ARRESTS MADE IN VENICE SHOOTING INCIDENTS ON JULY 28 Andrew Gerace/Contributed photo Reginald Johnson/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 86