Man wounded in apparent road rage shooting in Tennessee

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Shooting tile black background red circle

Police in Tennessee say they are looking for a driver accused of shooting another motorist in what appears to be an "extreme case of road rage."

The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 24, Nashville police said in a statement, according to news outlets. The shooting victim told police that he was merging onto I-24 East from I-440 in heavy traffic when another motorist repeatedly tried to cut in front of him, flipped him off and began shooting, the statement said.

The victim was hit in the back and leg and was taken to a hospital in serious condition but is expected to recover.

Police say the victim told officers the shooter appeared to be a woman and was driving a black four-door Audi.

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