STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – No charges were filed against a woman who shot a mother and her adult daughter during a road rage incident in Sterling Heights.
The incident occurred on Tuesday (Feb. 27) at 5 p.m. on Schoenherr Road near Hall Road when a mother and daughter were driving in a Jeep Compass as they followed a woman in a Dodge Durango going to Carrabbas restaurant.
Officials say the woman in the Durango stopped at a stop sign in a shopping plaza near the restaurant when the women stopped directly behind her.
Police say the women got out of their Compass and went to the driver’s side of the Durango where the woman was sitting in her vehicle.
Officials say the mother and daughter started physically assaulting the driver, causing a bystander to approach the Durango to give aid.
Police say the woman in the Durango who was in fear for her life pulled out her gun and shot one time, hitting the mother and daughter, causing the bystander to flee after she heard the gun go off.
Officials say an eyewitness called 911, saying, “Those two girls tried to attack the shooter. Those two girls were beating up on her.”
The shooter, according to police, has a valid concealed pistol license.
The mother and daughter are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.
The Sterling Heights Police Department submitted a warrant request on Tuesday, March 12, to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Warrant Unit for possible charges against the driver of the Durango, but it was denied, citing self-defense.
An investigation about potential charges against the mother and daughter by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, but after further investigation, witness interviews, and discussion with the shooter, it was determined that no charges would be filed against the women.
“Denying charges on the ground of self-defense is a recognition of the inherent right to protect oneself when faced with imminent danger,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.
