ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — St. Louis County police are investigating after a man was shot in the hand in a road rage incident on Interstate 44 in southwest St. Louis County.
The St. Louis County Police Department said officers got a report of a road rage incident on I-44 near Antire Road at 8:12 a.m. Department Public Information Officer Adrian Washington said the man was shot in the hand. The injury was not considered life-threatening, but the man was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Washington said county police identified a suspect and took that person into custody. He said in a later update that the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office had refused all charges against the person.
Police were initially looking into a possible crash related to the shooting; however, it has been determined there was no crash prior to the assault, Washington said.
This breaking news story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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