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Police: Suspect detained after road-rage shooting in Beaumont

A person pulled over near the Espresso Bay convenience store to report the incident.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont police are investigating a reported road-rage shooting incident that happened Thursday afternoon.

A person called the Beaumont Police Department and said someone had shot at him while on the freeway. The person pulled over at 6290 Highway 347 near the Espresso Bay convenience store to report the incident around 12:30 p.m., according to police.

The suspect was found and detained by sheriff's deputies not long after the call was made to the police.

The name of the suspect has not been released.  The incident remains under investigation.

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