Careless Driving Leads To Armed Confrontation In Battle Creek

In these current dark days, when a simple comment may invoke a heated debate, it just isn’t a good idea to confront a driver, whom you consider was driving erratically.  

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the Sunoco Gas Station, in the 300-block of North 20th Street, after an angry gunman confronted another man while parked at the gas pumps.  

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Investigators say the victim told deputies that the suspect was driving recklessly and then pulled into the Sunoco Station, Monday afternoon, September 19th, at around 1:20 PM. The victim and suspect argued about driving skills, and then the suspect drew a pistol from his sweatshirt and pointed it at the victim. The driving dispute had just risen to an all-new level. The startled victim realized that they were now staring at the wrong end of a handgun. They alerted the gas station attendant, shouting to call 911. 

The angry driver, now turned gunman, decided that now was a good time to flee the scene, jumping into his vehicle and driving northbound on 20th Street.  

Surveillance photos show the suspect as a thin black male, in his mid-20s to 30s, wearing a red hoodie, and a black baseball cap with dark-colored pants. He was driving a black Dodge Journey and remains at large.