28-yr-old woman shot in the head during road rage incident after she honked at another driver in rush hour traffic.

A 28-year-old Houston woman was shot in the head after getting into a rush-hour confrontation with a fellow motorist on her way to work this morning.

The incident happened at around 7am along Interstate 45 North Freeway in Texas.

According to officials, the victim, identified as Kay Hafford, was heading south and was trying to get on the freeway when she honked at a passing SUV and had an angry exchange with the driver, who then began taunting her.

Artistic: Both Hafford (right) and her husband of nearly two years, Kendrick Hafford (left), are musicians

Paramedics who responded to the scene rushed her to Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute, where she is currently listed in fair condition.

The 28-year-old woman is said to have bullet fragments in the bottom right side of her brain.

Constables are now searching for the man who fired the shot. He was last seen driving a white SUV and wearing a blue baseball cap, based on a description provided by Hafford.

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Second chance: Mr Hafford said it was a 'miracle' his wife, a church soloist, survived the shooting 

They will be reviewing footage from surveillance cameras along the freeway in hopes of finding clues that would lead them to the suspect, reported.

Kay Hafford, nee Kelley, works as a singer at a Houston-area church. Her husband of nearly two years, Kendrick Hafford, is also a musician, according to her Facebook page.

When he arrived at the hospital to visit is wife, Mr Hafford described her survival as a ‘miracle.’ When asked by reporters what he would like to say to the man who shot Kay, the husband replied.