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Drivers open fire on each other in Houston street after road rage incident
- By BRIANA MONTALVO
ABCNews.com
WatchRoad rage incident leads to gun fight in Houston traffic
Two Texas residents took road rage to a new level when a minor fender bender turned into a pistol-wielding showdown that left an innocent bystander and one of the shooters injured.
On Wednesday around 2:45 p.m. gunfire erupted after two men were involved in a car crash on Houston’s busy Westheimer and South Kirkwood roads. The two drivers emerged from their vehicles and began opening fire on each other. The entire incident was captured on video by ABC affiliate KTRK, as video journalist Gerzain Garcia and reporter Erica Simon happened to be at a nearby Starbucks.
Hearing gunshots nearly 100 yards away, Garcia and Simon jumped into action, driving closer to the scene to find the aftermath of a relatively minor rear-end collision between a Jeep and a gray Nissan sedan.
ROAD RAGE SHOOTING: A fender bender escalated into a shooting and an innocent woman was caught in the crossfire. https://t.co/IXOPEGTMOk pic.twitter.com/AjStc11VqI
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 7, 2017
Capturing the entire display on camera, Garcia said, "I thought they had stopped shooting.”
Garcia began recording after the last shot ended, but the men continued to threaten and wave the guns at each other.
After the gunfire ended, Simon recalls walking from behind the truck where she took cover, to find a woman bleeding. A bystander from across the street had been grazed in the head by one of the bullets. Simon says she attempted to comfort the woman by assuring her medical help was on the way.
A man points a gun at another driver in a road rage incident in Houston on Dec. 6, 2017.
An off-duty paramedic nearby helped stop the bleeding until ambulances arrived.
After arriving to the scene, police discovered one shooter had sustained a wound to the chest.
Police took both men into custody and the wounded shooter was taken to Ben Taub Hospital.
"If you get into an accident, call the police, or drive to a gas station to wait," Garcia said. "Don't start shooting at each other. A bystander who had nothing to do with this was injured. And it could have been even worse."
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The frightening scene unfolded as two men shot at each other on Westheimer following a crash. (KTRK)
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Timing is everything, and when an ABC13 crew opted to work out of a parking lot on Westheimer near Kirkwood today, the timing couldn't have been more frightening.
"I heard gunshots," said ABC13 video journalist Gerzain Garcia. "I said, 'Let's go,' and we drove closer."
What he saw was the aftermath of a relatively minor rear end collision between a Jeep and a gray Nissan sedan. No one could have predicted what would happen next.
Two men emerged from the vehicles, and a few moments later, both had drawn pistols and were firing at each other in the middle of traffic.
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Reporter Erica Simon describes the chaos as gunfire erupted on one of the busiest roads in Houston.
"I thought they had stopped shooting," said Garcia. He started recording after the last shot ended, but still, the men continued to threaten and wave the guns at each other, all of which is recorded on his remarkable video, the camera serving as an eyewitness.
Eyewitness News reporter Erica Simon had taken cover.
"I hit the ground behind our truck," she said. "I called my husband to let him know where his wife was in case something happened."
After the gunfire ended, she walked around the truck, only to see a woman bleeding. A bystander across the street had been struck by one of the bullets, with a graze to her head.
"We tried to comfort her as best we could, and let her know an ambulance was on its way. A good Samaritan, an EMT, was applying pressure to her head to stop the bleeding," Simon said.
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Through the lens of an eyewitness' smartphone, tense moments unfold on Westheimer as two men open fire on each other.
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A shootout between two men involved in accident, ends with one man shot and an innocent bystander wounded
The woman was treated at a nearby hospital.
One of the shooters was wounded as well. Police believe he was struck in the chest. Despite the injury, he continued to walk with his gun raised against the other driver.
Police arrived quickly and took both men into custody. The wounded driver was taken to Ben Taub Hospital.
The woman shot was an innocent bystander. She was grazed in the head but has since been transported to the hospital. An off duty EMT came to her aid and applied pressure until medics got there. pic.twitter.com/w3gYQ0z5po
— Erica Simon (@EricaOnABC13) December 6, 2017
Other drivers caught in the traffic found themselves trapped in the gunfire, including Annie Ranck.
"I saw one man with a gun not 20 yards from me, and he was shooting his gun in all directions. I flashed my lights at other drivers. I wanted to warn people about what was happening," Ranck said.
She was among the first to call 9-1-1.
One witness said he thought he was in Chicago, which is known for gun violence.
"It was crazy," said Garcia, and he sees it all as a reminder to others. "If you get into an accident, call the police, or drive to a gas station to wait. Don't start shooting at each other. A bystander who had nothing to do with this was injured. And it could have been even worse."
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