HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County jailer is on leave after he and his brother were charged in connection with a road rage shooting, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office confirms.

Attorneys for Luis Santos and his brother, Rolando Santos, say the two turned themselves in Tuesday.

Records show aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges were filed Sunday in connection with the Sept. 20 shooting on the West Loop.

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Police say the suspects opened fire on a man and his wife while they were traveling with their 8-year-old daughter.

The man, who was shot in the face, declined to comment to Eyewitness News.

But according to charging documents, he told police he believes the suspects were upset about a lane change he’d made.

The victim told police that as he was speeding past a black Camaro and a silver truck, his wife told him that she had been shot in the arm.

He said he then heard a gunshot as he was passing the Camaro, which police said was being driven by Luis Santos.

The victim said he ducked to avoid being hit by bullets and ended up crashing into the Camaro at San Felipe.

He said the driver of the Camaro then opened fire on his SUV again.

The pickup truck had already passed them at that point, the victim told investigators. But he said the truck did a U-turn and then drove back towards them the wrong way.

When the victim tried driving away, he said the truck made another U-turn and drove alongside him. That’s when he said he saw the driver point a gun with a green laser at him and he was shot in the face.

Police say Luis Santos admitted to shooting at the victim but claimed he only did it because the victim fired at him first.

Investigators say they found no evidence that the victims were armed.

Justin Keiter, the attorney representing Luis Santos, told Eyewitness News the case was “complete and utter garbage” and said HPD did a “horrible job investigating.”

HPD declined to respond to Keiter’s statements.

“We’ll see what the evidence shows once it’s turned over,” attorney Casey Gonzalez, who is representing Rolando Santos, said.

HPD said booking photos for the Santos brothers weren’t available Tuesday.

Bond was set at $15,000 for each of them and online records show Rolando Santos’ bond was posted.

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