The Brief Police arrested Malvin Fajardo-Perez in New York City on Oct. 17 in connection with a September 2024 road rage shooting along GA 400. Investigators said Fajardo-Perez was driving a dark Tesla when he fired four rounds into another motorist's car, striking the victim in both arms. Detectives linked him to the Sandy Springs highway shooting following an investigation into a similar shooting in Cartersville months later.



A suspect wanted in connection with a 2024 road rage shooting that left a driver wounded on GA 400 has been tracked down and arrested in New York City, authorities said.

What we know:

The shooting happened around 7:13 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2024, along northbound Georgia 400 near the Glenridge Connector. Sandy Springs police said a driver was involved in a road rage encounter with the driver of a dark-colored Tesla. During the altercation, the suspect fired four rounds into the victim's vehicle, striking the driver in both arms. The victim survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives worked to identify the gunman for months until a break in the case came in early 2025. On Feb. 14, 2025, the Cartersville Police Department arrested Malvin Fajardo-Perez following a separate shooting involving similar circumstances. Cartersville officers charged him with aggravated assault, reckless conduct, criminal damage to property and discharging a firearm near a public roadway.

Evidence uncovered during the Cartersville investigation established a direct link between Fajardo-Perez and the highway shooting in Sandy Springs. Sandy Springs detectives secured felony arrest warrants charging Fajardo-Perez with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, first-degree criminal damage to property, and discharging a firearm on or near a public roadway.

Authorities in New York City located and arrested Fajardo-Perez on Oct. 17.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not released the identity of the wounded driver or disclosed what initially triggered the altercation on GA 400.

Officials have also not revealed the specific ballistic
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