Police Investigate Road Rage Incident in Wheaton

[Howard Hartman]

	DEPARTMENT OF POLICE MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION 2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850-3294   240-773-5030
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2007	FOR MORE INFORMATION:                         Media Services Division, 240-773-5030

Police Investigate Road Rage Incident in Wheaton

Montgomery County Police 4th District Investigative Section is investigating a road rage incident where the suspect fired several shots at the victim.

On August 2, at approximately 6:45 a.m., a 62 year-old women from Gaithersburg was driving on a side street near the intersection of the 2700 block University Boulevard and Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton. The victim was forced to abruptly break for a black pickup truck stopped in the roadway. As the victim maneuvered around the truck the driver fired several shots from a handgun at the victim. The victim was not injured during the incident.

The suspect is described as being a Hispanic male, driving a black pickup truck.

Anyone who has information about this incident is asked to call the 4th District Investigative Section at 240-773-5530, or The Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.