"Local police received a report of a shooting on Lincoln Avenue in Cliftondale Square around 8:09 p.m., according to a department release. "Initial investigation by responding officers revealed that two men became involved in a road rage incident that escalated to the point of the suspect firing a gun at the victim striking the victim in the leg," the release says. Both the suspect and the victim were still at the scene, the parking lot of the Banana Splitz ice cream shop, according to 7News."
"A witness told the news station that the suspect vomited and wandered around after the shooting. The 32-year-old victim from Melrose was transported to a medical facility with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, police said. The suspect was identified as Stephen Cooper, 48. Cooper was lawfully in possession of a firearm but was arrested and charged with several firearm-related charges, according to police."
A Saugus man was arrested Wednesday night after an apparent road rage shooting on Lincoln Avenue. Local police said two men became involved in a road rage incident that escalated when the suspect fired a gun, striking the victim in the leg. Both the suspect and the victim remained at the scene in the parking lot of the Banana Splitz ice cream shop. A witness said the suspect vomited and wandered after the shooting. The 32-year-old victim from Melrose was transported to a medical facility with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. The suspect, identified as Stephen Cooper, 48, was lawfully carrying a firearm but was arrested and charged. Saugus police continue to investigate.
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