Update 3:40 p.m. July 31: Joseph W. Terry, 54, of Lee’s Summit was charged Friday afternoon with unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.

Road rage led to a shooting Thursday evening on Interstate 470, Lee’s Summit police said.

According to police, two vehicles were exiting eastbound I-470 to U.S. 50 and Pryor Road about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. One pulled in front of the other and braked. The trailing car couldn’t stop because of slick conditions, rear-ended the other and spun out to the shoulder.

A suspect driving the vehicle that was rear-ended then accelerated into the driver’s side of the other car before firing several shots from a handgun into the car, according to the Lee’s Summit Police Department.

Police said the victim had a small graze wound from a single bullet and minor injuries from the crash.

The suspect was arrested without incident, police said.

Detectives will present the case to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday morning.

This story was originally published July 31, 2020 at 8:49 AM.

Cortlynn Stark

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Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.