A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shooting at another man after a road rage incident in Oceanside Tuesday, police said.

Following the altercation on state Route 76 near Interstate 5, the victim trailed the other driver to the Roadway Inn on North Coast Highway west of I-5, Oceanside police Lt. Matt Cole said.

The two men got out of their vehicles in the motel’s parking lot, where the suspect fired a round at the victim about 2:30 p.m. The 41-year-old man was not struck by the gunfire, Cole said.

The suspect, later identified as Jason Rodriguez, then went into his motel room.


Police evacuated motel guests in adjacent rooms and communicated with Rodriguez while he was holed up. He surrendered to officers shortly before 4 p.m.

Rodriguez was booked into jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

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