Driver arrested after apparent road rage shooting in Cobb County, police say

Cobb County police are investigating an apparent road rage shooting that sent a driver to the hospital on Wednesday.

Officials say the shooting happened shortly before 11:13 a.m. on Woodstock Road near its intersection of Mabry Road.

According to investigators, officers received reports at the time that a driver had fired multiple shots at another vehicle. Police say both drivers continued through the intersection, with the victim eventually stopping in the jurisdiction of the Roswell Police Department.

Medics rushed the victim, identified as 57-year-old Kenneth Taylor, to a local hospital. Officials say he is currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.  

On Wednesday afternoon, deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office arrested the other suspected gunman, identified as Bashir Beal, and turned him in to Cobb County investigators.

Beal is now charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Cobb County Police Department.