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WITH THE LATEST. YOU CAN SEE POLICE SPEAKING. AS FAR AS THE ROAD RAGE GOES, WE -- A 70-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE SHOT A 45-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE IN HIS VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME, WE DON’T BELIEVE THE VICTIM’S INJURIES ARE LIFE-THREATENING. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR MORE INFORMATION. HE IS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY RIGHT NOW. AS FAR AS CHARGES GO, IT IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED. WE ARE STILL GATHERING INFORMATION, INTERVIEWING WITNESSES. THE SHOOTER WILL DEFINITELY BE CHARGED. THIS IS SOMETHING UNUSUAL FOR THIS AREA RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ROAD RAGE -- THIS I AN ISOLATED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. IT WAS NOT A ROBBERY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BOTH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE FROM SLIDELL IT IS UNFORTUNATE IT HAPPENED, BUT QUICK RESPONSE TIME FROM OUR OFFICERS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYONE CONTAINED SAFELY. >> DO WE KNOW WHERE IT STARTED? >> IT STARTED DOWN THE BLOCK, CLOSER TOWARDS WALMART, AND ENDED IN THE CHEVRON PARKING LOT BEHIND ME. WE BELIEVE THE VICTIM WAS HIT IN THE ARM AREA. IT IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED. WE DON’T BELIEVE IT TO BE LIFE-THREATENING. MICHAEL: IT IS EXTREMELY BUSY AROUND 2:00. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A VERY UNFORTUNATE ROAD RAGE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO SLIDELL. HAPPENED HERE TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY. WE ARE LUCKY NOBODY ELSE GOT HIT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE SCENE QUICKLY. THE VICTIM DOESN’T APPEAR TO HAVE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. >> HAVE YOU EVER HAD A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT LEAD TO INCIDENTS LIKE THIS? >> ROAD RAGE INCIDEN HAPPEN EVERY DAY ACROSS AMERICA. MICHAEL: THANK YOU. TRAVERS: THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE WITH SLIDELL PC JUST WRAPPED THAT UP. A 70-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE IS IN CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING A 45-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE NEAR THE WALMART. IT IS A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. GUNSHOTS RANG OUT. ACCORDING TO SLIDELL PD, A 70 ONE-YEAR-OLD MAN IS IN CUSTO

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