Shots fired in Wasilla road rage incident

WASILLA — Shots were fired but no one was injured Tuesday morning in a road rage incident that began near Teeland Middle School on Seldon Road in Wasilla.

Alaska State Troopers say a report came in at 5:26 a.m., July 1 that a 52-year-old man and his passenger in a Ford Escort were fired at multiple times by two white men in a dark green convertible sports car.

Troopers say their investigation determined that the two vehicles were traveling east on Schrock Road near Lucille Street when the driver of the Escort passed the blacktop convertible.

“A leap frog road rage scenario ensued,” troopers wrote in an online dispatch.

The incident escalated when the driver of the convertible got out of the vehicle and stood in front of the Escort at a nearby intersection.

The driver of the Escorted attempted to flee, troopers say.

On Seldon near Teeland Middle School, on Seward Meridian Parkway, the convertible pulled alongside the Escort and multiple shots were fired from a handgun, damaging the car’s undercarriage, but injuring no one.

The investigation is ongoing and troopers seek the public’s help to complete their work.

Anyone with information should call troopers at 352-5401 or Mat-Su Crimestoppers at 745-3333. Or, people can submit tips online at matsu-crimestoppers.org. You can remain anonymous.