16-year-old injured in apparent road rage shooting in North Richland Hills
Teen shot in North Richland Hills road rage incident
Police in the Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills are looking for the person who shot a teenager in an apparent case of road rage. The 16-year-old driver admits he mistakenly cut the driver of an SUV off on North Loop 820 but didn't expect to get shot for that.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - A 16-year-old boy is out of the hospital and recovering after being shot during an apparent road rage incident in North Richland Hills.
Police said the shooting happened on the morning of Aug. 19 on Loop 820 near Iron Horse Boulevard.
The 16-year-old was in a purple car and is believed to have cut off a driver in a dark SUV.
The SUV driver then tailgated the car and fired three to five shots at the 16-year-old.
The boy was hit by one of the bullets and was taken to the hospital.
"God gave me a chance again, and I appreciate it," said the teen, who spoke to reporters anonymously. "When the doctors told me I was lucky to be alive, it just made me rethink life a bit more."
The teen said he just received his license two months ago.
"I never thought I would be shot," he said. "My mistake, yeah of course, but to the point to get shot at?"
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"I want to be strong for him but not it's… I think now my life has gone away now. Nothing is the same now. We don't know if we're safe in the house. We don't know," his mom said.
Police don't know much about the shooter or the SUV.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Richland Hills Police.