DETROIT (WWJ) -- A road rage shooting occurred while stuck in traffic due to a separate freeway shooting investigation in Macomb County.
At approximately 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, Michigan State Police was notified about a road rage incident that turned into a shooting on eastbound I-696 Freeway near Couzens Avenue.
The caller reportedly drove home after the incident and that's when they called the police.
Further investigation revealed that while the caller was in stop-and-go traffic due to a freeway closure from an earlier shooting incident, they got into an altercation with another driver.
According to authorities, the suspect in the other vehicle brandished a firearm and then shot one or possibly two rounds out of his passenger side window into the victim’s rear window, shattering it.
The suspect then drove to the right shoulder and fled the scene.
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The suspect's vehicle was described as an older model white minivan. It was driven by a white male, around 30 to 40 years old were black hair and an "exceptionally" thick mustache according to the victim.
Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw told WWJ Newsradio 950's Roberta Jasina and Jonathan Carlson that he doesn't know why these freeway shootings are happening.
"I think maybe we'll have a study or people smarter than me down the road will be able to determine that, but right now there's a lot of people out there that are just doing things that aren't very smart," Shaw said. "What we need to start doing is figuring out why they occur and stopping them before they're happening."
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He said it's stupidity that someone would get that angry to pull out a handgun while stuck in traffic.
Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to call 248.584-5740 or 800.SPEAK-UP (1-800-773-2587). As always, those who contact Crime Stoppers will remain 100% and will not be required to speak to the police or to testify in court. All rewards are also paid anonymously.
