Female bystander suffers minor injury after bullet hits vehicle

ROYAL PALM BEACH —A road rage incident in Royal Palm Beach ended in gunfire Saturday afternoon, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office authorities said.

Deputies have the suspected gunman in custody, according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. That person, who has not been publicly identified, will be facing charges.

The shooting happened at about 4 p.m. on Weisman Way near North State Road 7. Police said two vehicles were traveling north on State Road 7 from State Road 80 when one cut off the other.

The driver of one vehicle confronted the other and fired a shot, but missed the intended target and hit a bystander’s vehicle.

A woman, who deputies say was not involved in the initial road rage incident, was injured in the gunfire. The woman realized she suffered a small laceration to her left leg after driving home, according to PBSO.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews transported her from a neighborhood about a mile northwest of where the shooting happened to a hospital where she is being treated for minor injuries.

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