Earle Farrell, PIO for Shelby County Sheriff's Office, said the man told them he was defending himself and actually told the man he shot to stay put.



"There is no good outcome of road rage," Farrell said



The violent encounter is something authorities said you can take a lesson from: nothing in traffic is worth taking this far.



"Don't escalate it, don't get involved with it, if they act like they think you cut in front of them or something just back off and wave off, don't even try to make eye contact, just get away from them and drop back in traffic," Farrell said.