HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man was hospitalized and released following a road rage shooting in Jersey Village, according to police.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Thursday near Highway 290 and Jones Road.
The victim, a 27-year-old man, says he was getting off work late and on his way home to grab dinner with his girlfriend. He says someone in a lifted truck almost crashed into him.
Detectives say both drivers then stopped in the middle of the service road and got into an argument while still inside their vehicles. The driver of the truck then pulled out a gun and fired several times at the victim, striking him once.
The victim was grazed in the neck and shot in the back, before managing to drive himself all the way home before calling police. He was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he was treated and released.
"It was a total stranger," the victim said. "He was just swerving. I was trying to get around him...I guess he didn't want me to get around him."
He says that while he's in pain, he's grateful to be alive.
Meanwhile, Jersey Village police says the other driver took off after the shooting. Police believe he was driving either a lifted Toyota or Ford pickup.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Jersey Village Police Department or Lt. Heath Hawley directly at (713) 466-2122.