Authorities arrested a Durham man on Thursday for his involvement in a Chapel Hill road rage shooting that injured one driver earlier this month.

A release from the Chapel Hill Police Department on Thursday said members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force arrested 21-year-old Jose Daniel Rivas-Sanchez for his role in a June 7 shooting on Fordham Boulevard. He was arrested without incident.

Police said the shooting happened near the intersection of Fordham Boulvard, also known as U.S. Highway 15-501, and Sage Road. The victim reported he and occupants of a blue four-door Mazda sedan shouted at each other about being cut off on the road. A passenger in the blue Mazda then reportedly fired a gun at the victim, leaving the victim’s lower legs injured from shots and resulting debris.

A photo of the June 7 road rage shooting on Fordham Boulevard. On Thursday, authorities arrested 21-year-old Jose Daniel Rivas-Sanchez for his role. (Photo via the Chapel Hill Police Department.)

Chapel Hill Police said Thursday Rivas-Sanchez is charged with one felony count of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. He is being held in the Orange County Jail under a $75,000 bond.

The U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force for the Middle District of North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, as well as Immigration Customs and Enforcement, the Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and many other police departments.

The investigation into the June 7 shooting is ongoing, according to police.

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