‘Road rage’ victim hospitalized after shooting in NE Cobb

'Road rage' victim hospitalized after shooting in NE Cobb

Cobb Police said Wednesday someone in a vehicle who was shot by a driver in another vehicle at a major intersection in Northeast Cobb has been taken to a hospital.

Cobb Police said on its Facebook page shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday that the condition of the unidentified victim is unknown.

The social media message said that the incident took place on Woodstock Road near the intersection of Mabry Road, in the vicinity of the Sandy Plains Village shopping center.

It’s also near the boundary between Cobb County and the city of Roswell.

Cobb Police said officers were called to the area at around 11:13 a.m., after receiving reports of a driver firing shots at another vehicle “during an apparent road rage incident.”

Police said both vehicles continued through the intersection, and the vehicle with the person who had been shot stopped inside Roswell city limits.

Cobb Police had no further information but said it is continuing to investigate.

“Significant traffic delays are expected in the area as investigators continue processing the scene,” Cob Police said.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and utilize alternate routes whenever possible. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”

This story will be updated.

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