A man was arrested Sunday after road rage led to a shooting that seriously injured another man, according to Brookhaven police.
Shortly before 2 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of Peachtree and North Druid Hills roads after shots were fired, police spokesperson Sgt. Jake Kissel said. A second 911 caller then reported a person with a gunshot wound at Dresden Drive near the intersection with Ellijay Drive, police said.
“Officers responding to Dresden Drive encountered a 46-year-old male victim who sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and began life-saving measures,” Kissel said in an emailed statement. “The victim was later transported to a local trauma center for treatment of his wounds.”
The victim’s name was not released.
Back at Peachtree and North Druid Hills, a 29-year-old man identified as Joshua Holder told officers he had been involved in a shooting nearby.
“The initial investigation has revealed the victim and shooter were involved in a ‘road rage’ incident which led to the victim being shot multiple times,” Kissel said.
Holder was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. He was being held late Sunday at the DeKalb County jail.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact investigators at 404-637-0875.
Sunday’s incident came one week after another metro Atlanta shooting was blamed on road rage, according to police.
On May 1, 30-year-old Brittney Griffith was arrested after shooting 17-year-old Ashlyn Crouch in the head, Douglasville police said. Griffith, who was traveling east on I-20 with her three children, was following another vehicle when some sort of road rage incident took place, according to police. Crouch survived the shooting.
