The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident where a passenger accidentally shot the hand of the driver he was with.
It happened near the Tollway Service Road on Clay Road near the 5000 block of Kleinbrook.
Our team is investigating a road rage incident involving two vehicles. Began near Tollway service road @ Clay road and concluded at the 5000 blk of Kleinbrook. Two males in a truck. The passenger in the truck allegedly reaches across the driver in the truck he’s in, firing 1/2 pic.twitter.com/p8FDimIb50
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) November 11, 2022
According to Sergeant Livingston with HCSO, a person called and said that they were run off the road by another car with two men inside.
At some point, there was an exchange of words between the men. That is when the passenger inside the second vehicle reached over and shot through the window before mistakenly shooting the driver’s hand, who deputies said was his brother-in-law.
several rounds towards the other vehicle, but instead manages to shoot the hand of the driver in truck he himself is in 😳. All parties have been detained. The wounded driver is in fair condition and being taken to a hospital. No injuries to the person in the other car. 2/2
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) November 11, 2022
All three of the men were detained once deputies arrived.
The driver who was shot was taken to the hospital by ambulance in fair condition. The person in the first car was not injured, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted.
Deputies say that the passenger will most likely be charged with deadly conduct.