Cops: Road Rage Incident Ends With Woman Accidentally Shooting Husband

Erica Cole of Alabama is currently behind bars
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 8, 2019 1:40 PM CDT
Cops: Road Rage Incident Ends With Woman Accidentally Shooting Husband
Erica Cole   (Cullman County Sheriff)

A road rage incident in Alabama ended with a woman accidentally shooting her own husband in the head, police say. Erica Cole, 31, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment after the Saturday night incident, Fox News reports. Police say it started on Highway 69 in Dodge City but carried over to a home on County Road 160 in Bremen. Details of the road rage incident itself are not clear, but Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry says Cole was trying to shoot someone else when she instead shot her husband, who is in stable condition, AL.com reports. (More road rage stories.)

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