Woman arrested for road rage incident with shots fired in Willistown

A Delaware County woman has been charged following a firearm-involved road rage incident Thursday morning.

Racquel Graham, 41, of Secane, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and other related charges. Bail information is not currently available.

The arrest was announced late Thursday afternoon by the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Willistown Township Police Department.

Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said, “The defendant shot at someone’s car while they were driving it during the morning commute. This is yet another shocking act of gun violence. I am thankful that the Willistown Police were able to quickly react and hold the Defendant accountable.”

Willistown Police Chief Robert Klinger said, “The safety of our community is our top priority, and we are committed to thoroughly investigating any acts of violence on our roads.”

Authorities released the following information:

At approximately 6:20 a.m. on May 2, Willistown Township police officers responded to a report of a road rage incident with shots fired near the intersection of Goshen Road and Sugartown Road. Upon arrival on scene, officers spoke with the victim who informed police that he was traveling west on Goshen Road when he passed a grey or silver Toyota Rav 4 driving slowly. As the victim passed the vehicle, he observed the driver point a handgun in his direction and fire a shot.

The shot struck the victim’s vehicle. The victim continued driving to find a safe location in order to call 911.  Investigators located what appeared to be a bullet hole in the passenger-side window of the victim’s vehicle, and found a casing lodged in the top of the vehicle’s passenger-side door frame.

Graham, on the other hand, continued driving West on Goshen Road into the West Chester area. Information about the defendant’s vehicle was sent out immediately to surrounding jurisdictions. Through the investigation, Willistown detectives were able to locate the vehicle with the help of a local License Plate Reader (commonly referred to as a “LPR”) camera. The defendant was questioned, and arrested, and the firearm she used was located and seized as evidence.

The Chester County Detectives, Westtown East Goshen Police Department, and the West Goshen Police Department assisted in the investigation.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Willistown Township Police Detective Division at 610-251-0222.