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Cantonment Man Convicted Of Attempted Murder For 2023 Bowling Alley Shooting
May 22, 2025
A Cantonment man has been convicted of attempted murder for a 2023 shooting outside a bowling alley.
Nicholas Vallia, 21, was found guilty by a jury of attempted second degree murder with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.
During an investigation into a shooting on Nine Mile Road that occurred on September 23, 2023, investigators determined that Vallia, who was 19 years old at the time, shot into a vehicle occupied by three high school teenagers, who had just left the Deluna Lanes Bowling Alley.
Prior to the shooting, the high school students and the Vallia and his friends exchanged insults in the bowling alley parking lot. As the high school students drove away from the bowling alley, Vallia got in his car and followed behind them, according to prosecutors. A short distance later, Vallia then fired his gun into the occupied vehicle. A bullet struck the driver in his left arm and then it traveled through his elbow and through his abdominal region. Vallia fled the scene. The victim was treated for his life-threatening injuries at Sacred Heart Hospital by a trauma team.
Vallia will be sentenced on June 18.
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3 Responses to “Cantonment Man Convicted Of Attempted Murder For 2023 Bowling Alley Shooting”
@Rob
With attempted second-degree murder using a firearm during a felony, plus shooting into an occupied vehicle, he’s likely facing a minimum of 20 years under Florida’s 10-20-Life law, and realistically could get up to life in prison, especially with the severity of the injuries and the fact that he fled.
@Rob – if they follow the current trend – the sentence will be a $100 fine and time served.
So what is the sentencing range for this conviction?