A little boy shot during the Tuesday afternoon commute in DeKalb County may have been a victim of road rage.
The 4-year-old was riding in a car driven by his mother near Stone Mountain when a single bullet flew from a passing SUV, according to DeKalb County police. The boy was struck in the buttocks and rushed to a hospital. He was expected to survive.
The shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. southwest of Stone Mountain, near the intersection Redan and Martin roads.
Police are calling it "road rage related" because of what the mother said happened. She cut off a vehicle -- possibly a newer model white Chevy SUV -- piloted by a male with a female passenger, according to a statement by DeKalb investigators.
The SUV started tailgating her, so she pulled over to let it pass. When it did, the driver fired a handgun at her car, striking her son, who was in the backseat, strapped to a child seat.
Police had no definitive description of the suspect, who was still at large Tuesday evening.
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