Katy man charged in road rage incident told only ABC13 it was in self-defense and didn’t intend to kill anyone

KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Out on bond, a Katy man stood in his front yard and told ABC13 how he shot at his neighbor.

Arsid Kruja is charged with aggravated assault. According to prosecutors, Kruja is accused of pointing a rifle at his neighbor during a road rage incident Tuesday afternoon.

The victim, Kruja’s neighbor, spoke off-camera with ABC13 and said Kruja also threatened to kill him. He told ABC13 he followed Kruja, who lives nearby, following the incident near their Katy neighborhood while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. The victim said he was in the process of sharing Kruja’s address and license plate number with the dispatcher when Kruja got out of his car and opened fire.

Kruja said he fired the shots because he felt threatened. He told ABC13 he did not intend to kill, only scare his neighbor. Kruja’s neighbor showed ABC13, his vehicle marred by bullets.

“I wish I didn’t do that because when I looked at the (surveillance) footage, I did come out really agitated,” Kruja said.