Road rage may have led to NW Harris shooting

Man shot twice in the back in NW Harris county transported via Life Flight. Unclear if road rage. @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/tKtDJFic7h — Charles Fisher (@NewsCameraFish) June 1, 2016

Sheriff's deputies are investigating whether a shooting that sent a man to the hospital by LifeFlight was the result of a road rage incident.

Deputies said the driver of a sport utility vehicle swerved in front of another motorist at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday along FM 529 and North Eldridge Parkway.

The SUV driver got out and smashed the driver's side window of the other car. Sheriff's deputies said the other driver got out and pulled out a small caliber pistol. He fired, striking the SUV driver in the upper shoulder area.

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Deputies said the wounded man appeared to be alert but his condition wasn't known later Tuesday. There were no other reported injuries.

Part of the investigation will be to determine if the two men know each other and if the initial traffic encounter that led to the shooting is linked to an earlier incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.