COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — One person was taken to the hospital following a shooting Wednesday evening, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
It happened just before 7:00 p.m. near the intersection of Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Academy Boulevard.
According to CSPD, the incident appears to be a potential road rage situation.
Police say the victim, whose name has not been released, was shot in the arm while turning into a parking lot. They were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive their injuries, according to CSPD.
CSPD says the suspect, later identified as Michael Brodus, was identified and was taken into custody about seven miles away from the scene. According to CSPD, he has been booked into the El Paso County Jail and charged with first-degree assault.
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