HOGANSVILLE, Ga. — A man is now under arrest in a road rage confrontation that led to gunfire.
The victim was hit by a bullet that went through his car.
The road rage encounter began on the I-85 South and escalated at the exit to Hogansville.
The police chief told Channel 2’s Tom Regan that a man driving a van pulled a gun on the driver of another car and fired several shots before driving off.
“I don’t know what issue this young man was having at the time that made him want to pull out a gun and shoot at someone,” Hogansville Police Chief Jeff Shepphard said.
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It happened around 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Investigators said they got a call from a man saying he had been shot as he got off at the Hogansville exit.
“The suspect vehicle had cut him off. He blew the horn and the vehicle started following him, and that continued until he was getting off at our exit. The suspect fired a shot from a van,” Shepphard said.
One of the bullets went through a door, striking the driver in the leg.
“The victim didn’t wait for an ambulance; he drove himself to a hospital,” Sheppherd told Regan.
On Tuesday afternoon, Troup County deputies spotted a van fitting the description of the road rage suspect.
A chase ensued, and Hogansville police quickly stopped the suspect and arrested him.
The chief said drivers need to be careful when blowing horns and making gestures to others on the road.
“You never know what you are going to come up against on the interstate,” Shepphard said.
Police haven’t released the name of the suspect who was arrested. He’s being processed at the Troup County Jail.
He faces many charges, including aggravated assault and discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle.
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