Illegal Alien Arrested for Possessing a Firearm During Alleged Road Rage Shooting

RALEIGH, N.C. - Special Agents with Homeland Security Investigations arrested Josue Alejandro Quintanilla-Reyes, 34, on a Federal warrant in Raleigh on Monday. HSI obtained the warrant pursuant to a federal criminal complaint signed by a U.S. Magistrate Judge which accuses Quintanilla-Reyes, a native and citizen of Honduras, of possessing a firearm while being illegally and unlawfully present in the United States. According to the complaint, Quintanilla-Reyes shot and killed another driver with that gun during a road rage shooting on Interstate 40 in March 2025.

Quintanilla-Reyes is charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A) and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison if convicted.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement. HSI is investigating the case.

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