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Police release shooter and arrest driver who was shot Wednesday Jan 4, 2017 at 4:05 PM Jan 4, 2017 at 4:05 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier A man who was detained at gunpoint following a shooting in downtown Grants Pass Tuesday morning was actually the victim of a road rage incident and has been released, police said. The other driver, meanwhile, is now in custody despite having suffered a minor gunshot wound to the head, police said. In custody is 51-year-old Robert Steven Kujawski of Grants Pass. He is being held in the Josephine County Jail on multiple counts of reckless driving and disorderly conduct. Released was 34-year-old Jesse Thornton of Medford, who was initially detained at gunpoint for questioning. Grants Pass Deputy Police Chief Jim Hamilton said Thornton was never technically under arrest, despite the high-profile nature of the incident that shut down a busy downtown intersection. "There is a key difference between being arrested and being detained," Hamilton explained. "We detained the man from the scene for questioning but did not charge him, which is what constitutes an arrest." Police say the altercation between Kujawski and Thornton began at about 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of Seventh and M streets and continued for several blocks, culminating at the corner of Seventh and J streets, next to the Daily Courier building. Once stopped, police believed that Kujawski exited his car and threatened Thornton, who was seated in his own car. Police said Thornton was armed with a pistol, which he fired in Kujawski's direction, causing non-life-threatening injury to the side of Kujawski's head. Both men left and called the authorities after the altercation, with Kujawski heading to the hospital and Thornton returning to the scene to wait for police. After further investigation, police determined Kujawski was the aggressor. An employee of the Daily Courier was an eyewitness to the confrontation. Police said they also learned that Kujawski was involved in two similar incidents earlier in the day in which he threatened drivers in their vehicles. Court records show this was not Kujawski's first brush with the law, including a conviction in 2011 for third-degree robbery. Thornton, meanwhile, could face charges for unlawful possession of a firearm. The incident will be reviewed first by the District Attorney's Office. — Reach reporter Troy Shinn at 541-474-3806 or [email protected].