Wake deputies investigating road rage shooting after man shot at while driving on Louisburg Road

The Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible road rage incident involving shots fired at a car on Louisburg Road.

Deputies responded 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of gunfire on Louisburg Road near Pulley Town Road.

A driver reported his vehicle being shot at while driving.

Investigators believe the shots came from another car and are investigating the incident as a possible road rage case.

No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made.

The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to call the Wake County Sheriff's Office at 919-856-6911.

Wake County Sheriff's Office said road rage incidents are happening too often

As more cars hit the road for holiday travel, authorities want drivers to be cautious.

“You’re not just interacting with one vehicle on the road," Wake County Sheriff's Office Maj. Chris Creech said. "You’re potentially interacting with multiple vehicles on the road, whether you realize it or not.”

So far in 2023, there have been 29 road-rage investigations in Wake County compared to 33 the previous year.

Just two weeks ago, parents were concerned after two cars exchanged gunfire just steps away from Fuquay-Varina Elementary School during drop-off.

Creech said a moment of anger is not worth a lifetime of regret. The punishment for firing shots in a road-rage incident could be life-changing.

“It could be anything from a serious misdemeanor to a murder charge, if someone loses their life over it,” Creech said.

In August, a Raleigh woman shot a man who followed her to a grocery store on Lead Mine Road in an apparent road-rage incident. Raleigh police say 49-year-old Steven McLamb pulled on the woman’s door handle after an altercation on the road. McLamb later died from his injuries.

Creech says the only appropriate response to road rage is no response, remove yourself from the situation before things get out of hand.

“Disengage yourself from it," he saidl. "Any opportunity you have, if you can exit off safely to get away from it, especially if they’re in front of you.

"Let them go on. Don’t engage them. Stay away from them. Dial 911.”

Creech said that you never know what other drivers are capable of and it's important to err on the side of caution. He said don't allow something as trivial as someone cutting you off in traffic be life-changing.