A road-rage incident led to a gun being pulled and someone being stabbed in Helena Sunday evening, according to police.

The ordeal began about 6:30 p.m. when Helena police and fire medics learned a man with several stab wounds walked into Fire Station #3 on South Shades Crest Road.

That man had been stabbed three times in his right arm and was taken by Helena Fire paramedics to UAB Hospital.

About the same time, said Helena Police Chief Brad Flynn, officers were dispatched to South Shades Crest Road at the entrance of the Laurel Lakes subdivision on a report of a road rage incident that resulted in someone being stabbed.

Flynn said a couple delivering for DoorDash called 911 to report they had been involved in a road rage incident for several miles in Jefferson County and Helena. They had a young child in the car with them.

The couple told police a vehicle pulled up closely to the rear of their vehicle while travelling on Highway 52. As they turned onto South Shades Crest Road, the vehicle continued to drive in an aggressive manner.

Both vehicles turned into the Long Leaf Lakes subdivision where the aggressive driver – a woman – then pulled up next to the couple and began screaming profanities and accusing them of not using their turn signal.

That woman’s husband then showed up at the location on a golf cart, Flynn said. At that point, his wife – the aggressive driver – pulled a handgun and pointed it at the DoorDash couple.

Her husband then took the gun from his wife and pointed it at the couple while screaming profanities at them, police said.

The couple immediately put their vehicle in reverse to attempt to get away from the man with the gun, but their vehicle had developed an engine problem and would not go any faster than a few miles per hour.

The confrontation continued up the hill on Long Leaf Lakes Drive and back onto South Shades Crest Road since the couple were unable to drive any faster.

Just north of Helena Fire Station #3, the man approached the couple’s vehicle, reached into the rear window and began assaulting the driver, Flynn said. He hit the man several times in his head and shoulders and ripped off his shirt.

The driver’s wife then pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed the attacker several times to get him to stop attacking her husband.

After being stabbed, the attacker walked away to the fire station to seek medical help.

The couple continued driving north on South Shades Crest Road and called 911 once they reached the Laurel Lakes subdivision entrance.

Flynn said detectives have completed their investigation and will present their findings to the Bessemer Cutoff Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for review for criminal charges.