A 32-year-old Melrose man was seriously wounded after being shot Wednesday in a road rage incident in Saugus , police said.

Stephen Cooper, 48, of Saugus , was arrested on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and two counts of assault and battery, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office.

At his arraignment Thursday in Lynn District Court, Cooper pleaded not guilty to the charges. Judge Amanda Ward set his bail at $50,000 and ordered him to have no contact with the alleged victim and any witnesses, possess no guns or dangerous weapons, and surrender his license to carry.

Cooper is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 20, the district attorney’s office said.

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