A California man faces charges that he ran over and killed another driver who confronted him in a road rage dispute, Whittier police reported.

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Jeffrey Flores, 29, of Fontana, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 11, on a homicide charge, police said in a news release.

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Another driver pointed a gun at Flores, who began following the vehicle to get its license plate number, the release said.

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The other driver got out of his vehicle to confront Flores, who ran him over and killed him about 3:10 p.m., police said.

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Investigators told KTLA the other man began pounding on the hood of Flores’ vehicle before being run over.

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Officers responding to the incident found the man dead in the street, with Flores waiting nearby, the release said. A handgun was found inside the dead man’s vehicle. Police arrested Flores.

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“It was the detectives’ opinion the person had ample time to distance himself from the incident,” Lt. Sam Reed told The Press-Enterprise.

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Thousands of people die every year from firearm injuries in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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“Firearm injuries are a serious public health problem,” officials said. “In 2020, there were 45,222 firearm-related deaths in the United States – that’s about 124 people dying from a firearm-related injury each day.”

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“More than half of firearm-related deaths were suicides and more than 4 out of every 10 were firearm homicides,” according to the CDC.

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Whittier is a city of 85,000 people about 15 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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