A comfort retailer struggle results in highway rage, a capturing, and a automobile crash in Stoughton, police say

What began as an altercation at a 7-Eleven in Canton was quickly adopted by highway rage, leading to one particular person shot and a number of other others injured in a automobile crash in Stoughton on Wednesday night time, based on police.

The preliminary investigation signifies that the incident happened simply after 9 p.m., starting with an argument contained in the comfort retailer and persevering with onto the highway involving two totally different automobiles, a black sedan and a white Cadillac, Stoughton police Deputy Chief Brian Holmes stated throughout a press convention Thursday morning.

“There was a highway rage incident that ensued following the argument,” Holmes stated, noting that the 2 events, who weren’t identified to at least one one other, have been driving erratically of their automobiles.

About seven minutes after the comfort retailer argument, a person in one of many automobiles fired a gun, inflicting a motorcar crash between the automobile that was struck and a 3rd automobile — a truck, whose driver was not concerned within the earlier dispute, Holmes defined.

The person who fired the gun was not impacted by the crash, which happened on the intersection of Plain Road and West Road, police stated.

One particular person suffered minor accidents from the gunshot and was taken to an space hospital, however has since been launched.

Holmes stated that each one events concerned within the crash have been transported to space hospitals and have since been discharged as nicely. Whereas all of the events concerned have been recognized, based on police, they’ve but to make any arrests.

Police are nonetheless attempting to find out precisely the place the capturing happened, however confirmed it didn’t occur in Canton, however slightly, whereas each events have been driving in Stoughton.

The investigation stays ongoing. Anybody with video proof or different info is inspired to contact Stoughton police at 781-344-2424.