The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a highway shooting that occurred on Thursday.

At around 8:30 pm on Thursday, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a gunshot victim on US 220 bypass near Sardis Church Road in Madison.

Upon their arrival, deputies found a male victim in a blue Jeep Wrangler suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim told deputies that a silver or white, small, single cab truck fired the shot from their vehicle while traveling alongside the blue Jeep Wrangler on US 220 near the Sardis Church Rd. in Rockingham County. Investigators believe this to have been a “Road Rage” related incident.

The victim’s wound is believed to be non-life threatening and he has been transported to a local area hospital for treatment of his injury. Additional information about the victim is not being released at this time due to safety concerns.

Anyone with any information about this incident that might have been traveling in the area at that time, or that might have information about the suspect vehicle or shooter in this incident, is asked to call the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office at 336-634-3232 or Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at 336-349-9683.