A man was taken into custody in connection to a road rage shooting that left two children injured in midtown on Tuesday, according to a release shared by Tucson Police Department Thursday.
At around 3 p.m. Tuesday, TPD officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of East Grant Road near Dodge Boulevard after two twin 5-year-old girls were shot during a road rage incident. The children were immediately treated, with one of the sisters transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
After further investigation, TPD determined that 36-year-old Dominick Cooke nearly collided with the vehicle occupied by the two 5-year-olds. Police said Cooke allegedly continued to drive "aggressively and erratically" alongside the victims' vehicle until a verbal confrontation took place between the passenger of Cooke's vehicle and the father of the children, who was said to be driving their vehicle.
As a result of the confrontation, Cooke brandished a firearm. When the victims' father accelerated away from the vehicle, he told police he heard a gunshot and his twin daughter began screaming.
Cooke was later located day. He was booked into Pima County Jail for multiple felonies.
Man arrested after twin 5-year-olds shot during road rage incident in midtown
At around 3 p.m. Tuesday, TPD officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of East Grant Road near Dodge Boulevard after two twin 5-year-old girls were shot during a road rage incident. The children were immediately treated, with one of the children transported to the hospital with serious but...
