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Driver's windows shot with pellet gun during road rage incident in Massachusetts

Three people were arrested Wednesday after police say they shot out another driver's car windows with a pellet gun during a road rage incident that originally started in nearby Worcester, Massachusetts.

The incident started just after 9 a.m. on Route 122 in Worcester.

A 911 caller told police their car had been shot at during a road rage incident and they were continuing to drive into nearby Paxton.

The caller pulled into the Paxton Public Safety Complex. The other car followed them into the parking lot before trying to turn around.

According to Paxton Police, officers stopped the suspects at the entrance and detained three people.

Police determined that the caller's car had been shot with a pellet gun. No one was hurt, but several windows were shattered.

Carla Lopez-Reyes, 44, Raquel Lozada-Vega, 46, and Roberto Carlos Crespo, 40, were all arrested. Each was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and maliciously vandalizing or defacing property.

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A car with a shattered rear window following a road rage incident that started in Worcester and continued into Paxton, Massachusetts. CBS Boston

Video shows a car stopped in the area of the Paxton Public Safety Complex with its rear windshield shattered.

Paxton police said that initially it was believed to have been a gun that caused the damage, but no casings were located and it was later determined to be a pellet gun.

Paxton directly borders Worcester in central Massachusetts. The Paxton Public Safety Complex is just over two miles away from Pleasant Street in Worcester where the road rage incident began.

Paxton is located about 55 miles west of Boston.

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