IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Law enforcement officers are searching for possibly two people after a road rage incident that led to gunfire Thursday afternoon in the Wall Street area south of Statesville.
The road has been closed for more than two hours, Channel 9’s Dave Faherty reported at 5 p.m.
Witnesses said that the road rage started along Interstate 77 and ended on Wall Street, which is right off the highway.
A black sedan at the scene had several bullet holes in it, and evidence markers were placed in the area.
Resident Chris Miller said he was in the area when deputies responded to the scene.
“Sounds like major heavy artillery, like big submachine guns going off,” said Miller. “I walk out to the yard, and I can just hear them shooting at the top of the road. And I’m talking about they just lit it off. It should be like 100 rounds went off.”
The Iredell County sheriff told Faherty that they believe there are two suspects who ran from one of the cars. The sheriff said earlier that they believe one of the suspects may have gotten a ride out of the area. One may still be in the area.
The highway patrol said earlier that one of the weapons is an assault-style rifle. However, no one was hit by gunfire.
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