Shots fired during Miami road rage fight. One hospitalized, one arrested, police said

A road rage incident escalated into a shooting, sending one person to the hospital and another to jail on Tuesday, according to Miami-Dade Police.

At about 1:30 p.m. Javiel Polo, 29, and a 61-year-old woman were traveling eastbound on Southwest 88th Street before the fight occurred near 137th Avenue, according to his arrest report.

Police said Polo, riding a motorcycle, approached the victim’s black Dodge van and pointed a gun at her during an argument. He re-holstered the gun but left his motorcycle in the middle of the road.

Both Polo and the victim exited their vehicles and continued to argue. The confrontation took a violent turn when Polo fired a single shot, striking the victim in the upper right leg, according to his arrest report.

Police responded to the scene, arrested Polo and recovered a firearm from his waistband. They also found a spent shell casing and evidence that a bullet hit another car. Witnesses and video footage confirmed that the victim, a small-framed elderly woman, was unarmed during the incident, the report said.

The victim was transported to HCA Hospital, in stable condition. Polo was taken to the Hammocks District Station and later booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center ,where he remained as of Wednesday morning, according to jail records.

He invoked his right to remain silent and faces one count of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, records show..