A road rage confrontation at a busy Frederick County intersection turned violent last week when a 19-year-old West Virginia man fired multiple shots at another driver before fleeing north on Interstate 81, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident unfolded around 2:13 p.m. on February 20 near the intersection of Martinsburg Pike and Welltown Road, in front of a Wawa convenience store. Deputies say Elijah Stout-Griffin of Harpers Ferry exited his vehicle at a red light, approached the other driver’s car and brandished a firearm. When the victim attempted to drive away, he struck Stout-Griffin with his vehicle, knocking him to the ground. Stout-Griffin then fired several shots at the moving vehicle before getting up, returning to his brown Jeep SUV and fleeing northbound on I-81.

Frederick County deputies collected shell casings, obtained video from witnesses and nearby businesses and began searching the interstate and Route 11. They also alerted West Virginia authorities to be on the lookout for the armed suspect.

Shortly before 4 p.m., Berkeley County, W.Va. authorities located the suspect vehicle at an address in Bunker Hill. Working together, Frederick County and Berkeley County personnel took Stout-Griffin into custody at that location. The vehicle and the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting were also recovered.

Stout-Griffin faces felony charges of attempted aggravated malicious wounding and malicious shooting at an occupied vehicle, along with a misdemeanor brandishing charge. He is being held by Berkeley County authorities pending extradition to Virginia.

Information from a release. Edited by Dan McDermott.