24-year-old arrested for road rage shooting in Alexander County

WCCB Web Staff,

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – A 24-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly firing multiple shots in a road rage incident in Taylorsville on Tuesday, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office.

It happened on Church Road near Teague Town Road. Deputies said the caller reported numerous shots had been fired from a vehicle on Church Road. No injuries or property damage were reported from the incident.

Deputies located the suspect, Austin Shuford, and his vehicle on Alspaugh Dam Road. He was arrested and charged with the following:

  • Two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill
  • One count of Discharging a Firearm into an Enclosure to Incite Fear
  • Two counts of Going Armed to the Terror of the Public

Shuford is being held at the Alexander County Detention Center under a $400,000 secured bond.