HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested after being accused of injuring a woman in a road rage incident on FM-529 on Saturday, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Franklin Alvarado, who faces one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of third-degree deadly conduct, authorities said. Alvarado was booked in the Harris County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
The incident happened near FM-529 and Glen Chase on Saturday morning, according to officials.
HCSO said the incident started when three people inside a vehicle were traveling eastbound on FM-529, when Alvarado reportedly exhibited aggressive driving. Authorities said that one driver honked at the other, which is when the two drivers came to a stop as Alvarado allegedly fired his shotgun at the rear of the vehicle, injuring a woman who was sitting in the passenger seat. Images from the scene show the back window of a pickup truck shattered by the gunfire.
Images from the scene show the back window of a pickup truck shattered after what officials describe as a road rage shooting in northwest Harris County.
The woman who was injured sustained a non-life-threatening wound and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The sheriff’s office said that Alvarado initially fled the location, but was later found and arrested in close proximity to the site of the shooting.
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