Texas Deputy shot 20-year-old Woman in the head for HONKING at him in road rage dispute

A Texas deputy has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the head because she honk at him.

 

The confrontation took place during the evening rush hour on November 11 on the 610 South Loop near Stella Link in Houston.

 

unindentified 20-year-old woman who was shot told investigators she was heading west in the right lane when she was cut off by a small blue car. The motorist honked her horn and continued on her way, but a short time later the other driver, identified as Precinct 6 Deputy Constable Kenneth Caplan, caught up with her, rolled down his window, pointed a gun at her and pulled the trigger, reported Click2Houston. 

 

According to police, a woman in Caplan’s passenger seat leaned back when he shot at the female driver. The couple then fled the scene.

 

Luckily for the victim the bullet only grazed the left side of her head. She was able to pull over on the side of the road and call 911. Paramedics came and transported the driver to Memorial Hermann Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.