An off-duty officer and his son were shot while driving home Saturday in what police are saying was a road rage incident.
At 9:13 p.m., SAPD officers responded to a shooting in the main lanes of NW Loop 1604 at New Guilbeau Road.
Police say an off-duty SAPD officer, 47, and his son were driving home when a vehicle began tailgating them. While passing them, someone in the other vehicle fired several rounds at the off-duty officer before driving off. The 18-year-old SAPD veteran officer was hit in the shooting but did not attempt to return fire, said SAPD.
SAPD said the officer’s 16-year-old son was not injured in the incident and called the police after the shooting.Police said they have very little information on the suspect vehicle but did find shell casings on the highway after they shut down the roadway to conduct their investigation.