A chemically unbalance firefighter in Ashville, NC shot out his window at a biker who was riding down a busy road with his 3-year old on a bike seat behind him.

“He decided he needed to tell them he thought it was unsafe that they would do that and have their child out there in an area where they had a lot of traffic,” Splain said.

Diez stopped his car and confronted Simons near 1360 Tunnel Road. When Simons began to walk away, Diez shot at him, Splain said.

Well that makes sense. And here I was wondering why someone would shoot a biker. He was just trying to keep him safe. Who knows? Maybe it was meant as a warning shot over his head. The bullet went through the biker’s helmet and tore out some of the lining, but he was miraculously untouched. The firefighter has been charged with first degree attempted murder. The Ashville Citizen-Times has the full story.