LOWELL — A handgun was displayed during a road-rage incident that unfolded between two men on Nesmith Street Tuesday night, police said.

No injuries were reported and no shots were fired, as the gun was recovered by police shortly after the encounter, according to Lowell police Capt. Paul Laferriere.

Police charged Christian Welch, 23, of Lowell, with assault with a dangerous weapon and operating a motor vehicle after license suspension.

According to Laferriere, a driver exited his vehicle to confront Welch as he sat inside his vehicle following a road-rage incident on Nesmith Street. While walking toward the vehicle, he would later tell police, he noticed a handgun on the Welch’s lap.

The man retreated to his car, and called police while following the armed driver’s vehicle that pulled away from the scene.

“We ended up stopping him a short distance later,” Laferriere said. The captain added the firearm was then recovered inside Welch’s vehicle.

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