Road Rage: Chicago Man Allegedly Opened Fire on Driver After Chase

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AWR Hawkins

A Chicago man faces multiple felony charges for allegedly chasing down another vehicle in a road rage incident and opening fire on it.

Charges were filed Sunday for the incident, which occurred August 22.

NBC 5 reported that 42-year-old Gregory Johnson was allegedly driving too close to the vehicle in front of him, a Sentra, and the driver in front brake-checked Johnson.

Johnson allegedly responded by pulling up along the vehicle and displaying a handgun. It is alleged that he then intentionally crashed into the vehicle, causing it to crash.

“Johnson then allegedly put on a ski mask, drove up to the passenger’s side of the Sentra and fired eight shots at the vehicle, prosecutors said,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said, “In this case, it is alleged that Mr. Johnson, who has multiple felony convictions, opened fire on another motorist after he and his victim became engaged in a five-mile road rage pursuit.”

He added, “The type of violent behavior alleged against Mr. Johnson placed numerous innocent motorists at risk and will most certainly not be tolerated in DuPage County. We are all extremely thankful that no one was injured, or worse, as a result of Mr. Johnson’s alleged actions.”

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010, a speaker at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit, and he holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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