A person was in critical condition Thursday after being shot in a car on U.S. 78 in DeKalb County, officials said.
The incident was confirmed by police to be related to road rage, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The eastbound side of the highway was shut down for about an hour and a half and two lanes were reopened about 5:45 p.m., Channel 2 reported.
Georgia Department of Transportation officials estimate all lanes to clear by 8 p.m.
The car veered into the woods about 3:45 p.m., DeKalb County fire spokesman Capt. Eric Jackson said.
The location is near Elizabeth Andrews High School in Stone Mountain.
A driver in a black Altima got into an argument with the driver of a Jeep and then shot the Jeep’s driver, DeKalb police spokesman Maj. Stephen Fore told Channel 2.
“When they got to this point here on Highway 78, we believe the shot was fired,” Fore said. “It struck the driver of the Jeep and he lost control and crashed the vehicle on the right side of the highway.”
Police were searching for the driver of the Altima, who they believe was the aggressor in the incident, about 6 p.m.
The other driver was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
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