Road Rage In Dallas Leads To Punch, Stupid Shooting

By Bob Owens

A road incident in Dallas left one man with a gunshot wound and the other to answer for it.

Dallas police say a road rage incident between two men on North Central Expressway lead to one of them being shot.

The incident happened around 12: 30 p.m. Thursday in the 10200 block of the freeway near Walnut Hill Lane.

According to police, a driver exited his vehicle, confronted another motorist and punched him. In return, police say the motorist pulled out a gun and shot the man that confronted him.

Oh, dear.

I’m expecting both men to end up being charged here.

The driver who had the gun was relatively safe inside his vehicle as he traveled on the expressway. His decision to pull over onto the shoulder of the expressway so that he and the man following him directly contributed to the confrontation.

The idiot who pulled over behind him is culpable for turning a driving dispute into a criminal assault.

That said, under Texas Penal Code, the driver with the gun was not legally justified in shooting the man.

Why? Texas Penal Code § 9.31.4 specifically says if the actor provoked the incident then he cannot claim lawful self defense. Here, the man with the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms