A man and a woman in Texas were arrested after a shooting incident involving two vehicles–one with a two-year-old passenger in the backseat.
Luckily, the toddler was uninjured.
According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the road-rage incident occurred on July 26 in Harris County.
The two parties involved were driving north on 45 near 1960 before shots were fired.
\u201cThis afternoon, two parties were involved in a road-rage incident while driving north on 45 near 1960. Victim was driving his car with his 2-yr-old son in tow. Victim exited 45 at Parramatta as suspect truck followed. Both vehicles came to a stop. Male driver/suspect in the 1/3\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
The victim who had the child in the backseat had exited the highway with the suspect's truck following.
Both vehicles came to a stop near a car dealership.
The male driver suspect allegedly approached the victim and assaulted him. When the victim sped away, the female suspect exited the truck's passenger side with a handgun and fired a shot into the vehicle's backseat passenger window.
A video of the incident was shared on Twitter.
\u201cROAD RAGE CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thank God no one was seriously hurt, but we just learned there was a 2 y/o child in the back of the silver car. The wild shooting also sent a bullet into the Acura dealership. Nazly Ortiz and Benjamin Green are both facing assault charges.\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
After viewing the video, social media users sounded off about lax gun laws in the country.
\u201c@BrianaReports Such responsible gun owners... no need to change or amend any gun laws right? \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports But @GregAbbott_TX and the @TexasGOP think these 2 and others like them should be able to carry a gun in public without any training or license.\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports And that\u2019s why we don\u2019t need guns in the hands of every angry American. We\u2019re raving mad and out of control! We always claim to be a Christian nation. No our nation was founded on Biblical principles and we\u2019re not intimidated of any other faiths are we?\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports This is why \u201cconstitutional carry\u201d is a terrible idea. Road rage and access to guns is a horrendous combination.\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports Thank god we don't have a gun problem in this country. Can you even imagine how insane this could have been if we had a gun problem in this country? Good thing we don't have one of those...\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO Hey @SenTedCruz this is what you wanted.\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO Geez! I\u2019m driving to Houston in 10 days from out of state. I\u2019m taking a gun. I never thought I would want or need a gun. What have we come to? What a sad commentary.\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO This is the Texas that Republicans want. Everyone with a gun\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO In the real world common sense gun laws would make this couple ineligible to legally own any firearms for life! Irresponsible trigger happy people are not protected by 2nd amendment. Along with real charges for felony attempted murder. But TX\u2026\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO Yay! Lucky everyone carries a gun, so road rage, minor traffic problems, someone having a \u201cbad day\u201c at the office, all these pesky things, can be so easily sorted out with a bit of gun violence. Imagine if you didn\u2019t carry a lethal weapon. Less attacks like these\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
Gonzalez said the woman fired a second shot at the fleeing vehicle and struck the nearby car dealership building.
The victim was taken to the hospital where he was treated for a "possible graze wound" but was otherwise in "good condition."
There were no other injuries.
The suspects have been identified as 40-year-old Nazly Ortiz–the woman who fired the shots–and 34-year-old Benjamin Greene.
The internet filled in the gaps by providing images identifying the suspects.
\u201c@BrianaReports\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports @SheriffEd_HCSO Arrested:\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
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At a court appearance on Wednesday, it was revealed that Greene was a combat veteran who served in the Navy and has a 10-year-old son.
\u201c@BrianaReports The man doesn't deserve to be referenced as a veteran. People who served this country with honor don't do that.\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
ABC 13 News reported that Ortiz was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and Greene was charged with aggravated assault after his confrontation with the victim.
Their charges did more than just raise eyebrows.
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO Them charges seem a little light.\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
\u201c@BrianaReports Assault charges? For shooting at someone.\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@BrianaReports Surely they mean ATTEMPTED MURDER...\u201d— Briana Conner (@Briana Conner) 1658875699
\u201c@SheriffEd_HCSO How is firing a gun into a moving vehicle anything but attempted murder?\u201d— Ed Gonzalez (@Ed Gonzalez) 1658872926
The probable cause court judge did not set bail for either suspect but left it up to the judge in the 182nd court, where both suspects have now been assigned.