UPDATE: A driver leaving a KFC in Broadmeadows pulled a gun out and shot at another car in an “outrageous” case of road rage, police said.
Broadmeadows Detective Sergeant Peter Griffiths said a small red car was leaving the KFC on Pascoe Vale Road at 7pm on Monday when it almost crashed into a Nissan Patrol travelling north.
Angered by the near collision, the driver in the red car sped up alongside the Nissan Patrol and gave the shocked 20-year-old Roxburgh Park man behind the wheel a barrage of abuse.
The Nissan turned west into Somerton Road and into Ravenhill Boulevard, with the road rage driver following behind.
Detective Sergeant Griffiths said the angry driver then overtook the Nissan Patrol, pulled over and got out of the car with a gun and fired it at the Nissan, which was still moving.
The shot penetrated the driver’s side tyre, deflating it. The victim, who was shaken but uninjured, continued to drive to his friend’s house.
Detective Sergeant Griffiths said the pair were not known to each other.
“It’s outrageous this has occurred in a public area where other people could have been injured, where the occupant of the vehicle could have been injured,” he said.
“We understand things occur and people get hot under the collar, but it’s not on.”
He said there was no security vision of the offending car.
Anyone with information can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
