Man Shot During Road Rage Incident In Carol Stream: Police

CAROL STREAM, IL — A Carol Stream man faces felony charges after police say he shot another driver during a road rage incident.

Carlos Sanchez, 26, was charged with aggravated battery and endangering the health or life of a child in connection with the June 27 shooting, during which police say Sanchez's son, 6, was in his car.

Police were called to the Lowes store on Army Trail Road around 8:15 p.m. after they received a report that there was a man with a gun. When officers got to the scene, they found a man who had been shot in the leg, according to a news release.

After an investigation police say they learned that Sanchez followed the man into the Lowes parking lot after they had a road rage incident. Sanchez is accused of drawing a gun after the pair got into a physical altercation and saying, "I'm going to shoot you."

Police say Sanchez shot the man and then fled. Police arrested Sanchez shortly after at his home.

“It is alleged that following a road rage incident, Carlos Sanchez followed his victim into a parking lot and after a brief verbal and physical altercation, pulled out a gun and shot his victim in the leg,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin added, “This complete disregard for public safety will not be tolerated. I urge anyone who may find [themselves] involved in a road rage incident to take a deep breath and do not let your emotions get the best of you. Road rage incidents can escalate quickly and lead to violence, as alleged in this case. Thankfully, the victim in this case does not appear to have sustained life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. I also find it particularly disturbing that Sanchez’s six-year-old son was allegedly with him the entire time to witness not only a road rage altercation but also this alleged shooting."

Sanchez is due to appear in court again on July 22.