Deputies said a pickup truck and SUV were traveling east on Lake Ned Road when the pickup truck stopped suddenly.
โThe occupants of the SUV told detectives that the pickup came to a sudden stop, which forced the SUV to stop suddenly.
According to deputies, the driver of the SUV feared the other driver was coming to kill him.
โ(The SUV driver) grabbed a firearm from a dash compartment, pointed it out of his window toward the other driver, and fired,โ deputies said.
Witnesses said they heard three gunshots, with one of the witnesses saying he heard a man yell, โI donโt want to kill you!โ and a female yell, โDonโt kill him, donโt kill him!โThe man suffered a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen and was taken to a hospital, but he died a short time later, officials said.