A man accidently shot himself in the hand after threatening two people during a road rage incident in Paulding County on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Paulding deputies said the shooting happened around 7:45 a.m. in the 8000 block of Buchanan Highway in Dallas. According to authorities, Chandler Joseph Goode, 24, was driving a pickup truck when he approached another truck that was delivering lumber and backing up traffic. Goode, “who was clearly impatient and annoyed by the delay,” according to the sheriff’s office, got out of his vehicle and pointed his gun at two men who were wearing reflective vests and trying to direct traffic during the delivery.
Goode told the men that he shot himself and asked them to call 911, deputies said. He also called 911 to say he accidently shot himself, and operators advised deputies that the caller was the “actual aggressor,” authorities said.
Deputies later found him trying to get medical attention at a fire station. Goode was taken to a hospital for his injuries and arrested two weeks later.
On Feb. 23, Goode was booked into the Paulding County jail on charges of reckless conduct and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released the next day after posting bond, according to online records.
