CENTERVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — A road rage incident in Centerville led I-15 to shut down for an extended period of time as police investigated on Monday night, Dec. 18.

Sgt. Cameron Roden with Utah Highway Patrol told police a woman called reporting she had been shot at around 8 p.m. near Parrish Lane on northbound I-15. The woman told police she saw “two muzzle flashes” as the suspect pointed a black handgun at her.

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Using a description of the suspect’s vehicle, Utah Highway Patrol was able to stop the suspect just north of 200 North without incident.

According to court documents, the suspect claimed the woman had been trying to “run him off the road” and cut him off. He told police he pulled up alongside the woman when she allegedly threw a plastic bag at his car. The suspect reportedly admitted to pulling out his gun and showing it to the woman.

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Investigators said they didn’t find any evidence of any bullets striking the woman’s car and she was released from the scene. A Utah Highway Patrol trooper did report finding a gun in the suspect’s vehicle.

“It appears it was a road rage situation that escalated to at least a brandishing,” Roden told ABC4. “The suspect was arrested and brought to the Davis County Office for an interview.”

The suspect is facing a misdemeanor charge for the threat of a deadly weapon in a fight.

Following the incident, Utah Highway Patrol shut down northbound I-15 from Parrish Lane to Park Lane for an extended amount of time as investigators searched for bullet casings in the area.

The interstate has since re-opened completely.

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