Road Rage Incident Allegedly Leads to Shooting, LIVINGSTON, April 18, 2022 - At approximately 12:35 AM, on April 16, 2022 the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call involving a road rage incident with shots being fired in the area of FM-350 North near Livingston.
A preliminary investigation revealed that five friends, driving in a white Ford truck, stopped at the Stripes Gas Station, at the corner of US-190 and FM-350. While there, they got into a verbal argument with another male subject driving a dark Jeep Cherokee, subsequently identified as Zachary Alexander Taylor, 21, of Livingston.
After both parties exchanged words, both vehicles then left the gas station and proceeded to FM 350 N, where a road rage incident occurred between both vehicles, resulting in Taylor, firing one shot from a rifle, into the victim’s vehicle.
No one was injured in the incident and Deputies were able to quickly take Taylor into custody along with the rifle he used. Taylor was booked into the Polk County Jailand charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Taylor is being held on a $50,000.00 bond.
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