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Sheriff: Man injured in road rage shooting in central Minnesota

Sheriff: Man in custody following road rage incident in Stearns County
Sheriff: Man in custody following road rage incident in Stearns County 00:25

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. -- A Michigan man was arrested after he allegedly fired a gun and injured another driver in a road rage incident in central Minnesota.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a man reported that another driver had just fired a gun at his car on Interstate 94, between St. Joseph and Avon. An investigation determined that the two had gotten into a driving dispute. The driver who allegedly shot his gun continued to drive westbound on the highway.

Deputies found the caller at his home and saw he had a gunshot wound to the tip of his nose. 

They later found the other driver near Melrose. The 23-year-old was arrested and booked into the Stearns County Jail on second degree assault charges.

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