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Man arrested after apparent road rage shooting outside Saugus ice cream shop
Stephen Cooper, 48, of Saugus, allegedly shot the other driver in the leg.
A Saugus man was arrested Wednesday night after an apparent road rage shooting in the town.
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.
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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.
The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing by Saugus police.
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