KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) - A Katy area man is charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after admitting he fired a gun at a car parked in his Ventena Lakes subdivision off Clay Road near Highway 99.
Harris County
Arsid Kruja on video appearing in probable cause court.
The car and its driver had been part of what constables told KTRK was a road rage incident minutes before the shooting. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
According to KTRK, deputies say Arsid Kruja and the other driver were brake-checking each other while traveling on a Katy area street. The other driver followed Kruja and parked a short distance from his house. The report says he is a neighbor.
"I tried to get away from him," said Kruja. "How do I know he's not following me to rob me or come another time to do bad to my family," he told KTRK.
Kruja told the Houston TV station that he came out of his home with a gun and fired several shots at the man's car to get him to leave the neighborhood. He reportedly called it self-defense and claimed he fired to scare the man, not to kill him.
The victim disputes Kruja's version of events, saying he was in the process of sharing Kruja's address and license plate number with a 911 dispatcher when Kruja got out of his car and opened fire, damaging his car. He says Kruja never went into his house before firing his gun.
"The victim, Kruja's neighbor, spoke off-camera with ABC13 and said Kruja also threatened to kill him," Channel 13 reported.
There were no injuries. Kruja is free on $20,000 bond.