Road rage suspects investigated

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A rider in a car that wouldn't dim its lights early Tuesday ran another vehicle off 10 Mile Road and allegedly capped the fit of road rage with gunfire, Natrona County Sheriff Mark Benton said.

None of the three victims was hurt, nor did the bullets hit the vehicle in the incident that occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of 10 Mile Road west of Casper, Benton said Tuesday.

The victims - two males, both age 23; and one female, age 17 - told sheriff's deputies that they had left a track and were traveling to Casper when the driver flashed his vehicle's high and low beams to signal an oncoming car to dim its high beams, Benton said.

Instead of dimming its high beam, the driver of the oncoming car reportedly steered into the lane of the three victims and ran their vehicle off the road, Benton said.

After the oncoming car passed, the three victims turned around to chase the car to identify it and its license plate, he said.

They saw the suspect car had turned into a driveway on 10 Mile Road, Benton said.

They then saw a man who had been in the suspect car stand in the driveway, point a handgun at them, and fire four shots, Benton said.

Sheriff's deputies were able to identify the suspect car from the information supplied by the victims, and were able to find some apparent corroborating evidence, including a live round and a shell casing, he said.

Deputies identified three people who were in the suspect car - two males, ages 25 and 26; and one female, age 23 - and planned to interview them Tuesday, Benton said.

The suspects were staying at that residence, and two of them were from Cheyenne, he added.

Deputies later reportedly found drug paraphernalia in the suspect car, Benton said.

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