Woman shot on I-440 E in Raleigh in apparent road rage incident

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Woman shot in road-rage incident on Raleigh beltline
Raleigh Police say a woman was shot after an apparent road-rage incident Friday.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Raleigh Police are investigating after a woman was shot in an apparent road-rage incident on I-440 East between Glenwood Avenue and Six Forks Rd on Friday night.

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Police said a 22-year-old woman was shot at least once in the lower part of her body.

The victim was taken to WakeMed with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident happened just before 8 p.m.

Police think the incident happened when the woman accidentally cut off another driver, who became irate.

The victim had a passenger in the car. That person did not appear to be injured.

I-440 Eastbound has reopened.

Anyone with information that might assist this investigation is asked to call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at (919) 834-HELP or visit raleighcrimestoppers.org for text and email reporting options. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that help solve cases.

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