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Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia
Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia Detectives are looking for the suspect vehicle in a drive-by road rage attack.  A red Ford F150 pickup truck was involved in a shooting on the 7900 block of Horrocks Street on Nov. 20, according to Philadelphia police.  A 19-year-old victim was hit once in the left hand after the Ford driver shot through his driver's side window, authorities said.  Surveillance video from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice The F150 is thought to be a newer model from 2016 through 2019. It had a black tonneau cover, tinted side windows, a front vanity plate, and a white graphic deca…

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Man Threatened Bucks Driver With Gun During Road Rage Incident: PD Philly Man Threatened Bucks Driver With Gun During Road Rage Incident: PD
Aliyou Kiadee Charged With Terroristic Threats In Warrington A Philadelphia man brandished a handgun at another driver after he was cut off in traffic on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17, according to Warrington police.  Authorities said the victim was driving along Easton Road near Autozone around 2 p.m. when he accidentally cut off a man in a Hyundai sedan.  The Hyundai driver became enraged, pulling up alongside the victim and reaching into his glovebox to grab a black handgun, the victim told police.  The driver called police and relayed the Hyundai's license plate number, authorities said. Warrington police stopped the driver near the i…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Driver Comes Under Fire In Road Rage Incident On I-476: State Police PA Driver Comes Under Fire In Road Rage Incident On I-476: State Police
PA Driver Comes Under Fire In Road Rage Incident On I-476: State Police A road rage incident in West Conshohocken ended in gunfire Thursday morning, Dec. 7, troopers announced.  The victim was exiting onto the I-476 northbound ramp when three bullets hit the passenger side of his car around 9:45 a.m., according to state police. No injuries were reported.  The driver told troopers he had been involved in an on-road altercation with the suspected shooter shortly before.  Investigators believe the suspect fled west on I-76 in a white Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows and Pennsylvania tags. He is described as a black man between 35 and 40 with a …

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed Levittown Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed Levittown Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence
NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed Levittown Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence The New Jersey driver who admitted to killing a Levittown man during a road rage incident early this year will spend over a decade behind bars, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Thursday.  Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the Feb. 5 death of Jason Smith, prosecutors said.  Authorities have claimed Dietrich and Smith were involved in a "driving incident" about a mile before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's. When Smith tried to pull into the parking lot, Dietrich used his truck to block the way, poli…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say
PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say The gunman who shot and killed a US Marine Corps veteran on a Pennsylvania highway in 1980 was never identified, but state police believe he could still be caught.  Donald Roy Wilt was just 26 years old when he was shot and killed on August 30, 1980.  The former Marine and his wife Rosemary were on their way back from dinner in Grantsville, Fayette County, when they were westbound on Route 40 toward Henry Clay Township.  At some point on the road, Wilt and a driver in a white Chrysler Cordoba became involved in an apparent road rage spat, witnesses told s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Road Rage Incident Under Investigation In Philly Suburbs: Police Road Rage Incident Under Investigation In Philly Suburbs: Police
Road Rage Incident Under Investigation In Philly Suburbs: Police Police in Hatfield are investigating a road rage incident that ended with a pedestrian-involved crash, authorities say.  Officers were called to Forty Foot and Clemens roads near Hatfield Pointe Shopping Center around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, the department said. There, "some type of road rage incident" had occurred involving the driver of a white Hyundai sedan and another in a white box truck, they said.  When both vehicles pulled onto Kirkwood Road, one of the drivers got out, police said.  "A disturbance ensued, ending with one of the involved operators on the roadwa…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers
Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers An Alabama man sits in a Northampton County jail cell after authorities say he opened fire during a road rage incident on Tuesday, Sept. 12.  Jesus Torres Gonzalez, 45, of Birmingham, Ala., is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, according to state police.  The shooting occurred in the westbound lanes of Route 22 in Bethlehem Township around 4:45 p.m., troopers said. Investigators believe Gonzalez fired two shots at a Honda Civic from his 2006 BMW Z4. Neither the driver nor the passenger in the Honda was injured. …

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Motorcyclist Shot Dead During Road Rage Argument: Police Philly Motorcyclist Shot Dead During Road Rage Argument: Police
Philly Motorcyclist Shot Dead During Road Rage Argument: Police A motorcyclist is dead and a driver wounded after a road rage argument erupted in gunfire steps from Independence Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to Philadelphia police.  Twenty-nine-year-old Angel Luis Rios Jr. was found with two gunshot wounds to the torso around 9 p.m. near the intersection of  South Independence Mall East and Chestnut Street, the department told Daily Voice.  He was rushed to Jefferson Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds just before 9:30 p.m., police said.  A short while later, officers were called to Pennsylvania Hospital where a 36…

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by Mac Bullock
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18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia 18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia
18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia An 18-year-old man is accused of opening fire on an off-duty officer during a confrontation in Philadelphia last week.  Nakeem Wilson of Philadelphia is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, city police told Daily Voice.  The department previously said that an officer and a man on a scooter exchanged gunfire during a road rage incident in Roxborough late on Thursday, June 8.  Now, investigators say it began when the off-duty officer spotted Wilson "operating a black scooter recklessly" on the 7600 block of Ridge Avenue.&n…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cop, Motorist Exchange Gunfire In Philly Road Rage Incident: Police Cop, Motorist Exchange Gunfire In Philly Road Rage Incident: Police
Cop, Motorist Exchange Gunfire In Philly Road Rage Incident: Police An off-duty Philadelphia police officer and a person on a scooter traded gunfire on a Roxborough street late Thursday night, authorities told Daily Voice.  It happened around 10 p.m. on June 8, the department said. The scooter driver, authorities claimed, shot into the off-duty cop's vehicle during a road rage incident.  The officer returned fire, but city police said no one was injured. Authorities did not report making an arrest. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Road Rage Driver Opens Fire On Schuylkill Expressway, Troopers Say Road Rage Driver Opens Fire On Schuylkill Expressway, Troopers Say
Road Rage Driver Opens Fire On Schuylkill Expressway, Troopers Say State police are searching for the driver of a Mustang who they say fired a gun at another motorist on the Schuylkill Expressway during a road rage incident.  It happened in the eastbound lanes on I-76 near the 30th Street Station, Trooper Shyeasha Ayala wrote in a release. State police were called about a car accident just after 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2.  At the scene, the driver of a crashed vehicle said he was fleeing gunfire from a red Ford Mustang when he lost control of his car. Troopers searched the highway and recovered several shell casings from the road, accordin…

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by Mac Bullock
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Trucker Shot In Apparent Road Rage Incident, Say Abington Police Trucker Shot In Apparent Road Rage Incident, Say Abington Police
Trucker Shot In Apparent Road Rage Incident, Say Abington Police The large police presence that shut down the Fairway in Abington early on Wednesday was in response to an apparent road rage shooting, say township authorities.  It began at 8:20 a.m. on April 5, when police were called to 1575 Fairway in Jenkintown section for reports of shots fired, the department wrote in a release hours later.  The victim, a delivery driver for Pepsi, told officers that a driver in a white van pulled in front of him, stopped abruptly, then exited the vehicle. The suspect approached the truck "in an aggressive manner" before taking out a handgun, police wrote.&…

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by Mac Bullock
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Chesco Driver Accused Of Lobbing Apple At Passing Motorist Charged Chesco Driver Accused Of Lobbing Apple At Passing Motorist Charged
Chesco Driver Accused Of Lobbing Apple At Passing Motorist Charged A Chester County man faces criminal charges for allegedly hurling a piece of fruit at another driver, police say.  Jarek R. Rodriguez, 32, of Chester Springs, is accused of possessing an instrument of crime and propelling a missile into an occupied vehicle, both misdemeanors, said West Chester police in a statement.  The incident is alleged to have happened near North Church and West Market streets in the borough on Nov. 12 of last year, authorities said. The victim told police they had been in a road rage incident when the other driver chucked an apple through their open window, …

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by Mac Bullock
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Enraged Driver Ran Down Pedestrian In Bucks Plaza, Say Police Enraged Driver Ran Down Pedestrian In Bucks Plaza, Say Police
Enraged Driver Ran Down Pedestrian In Bucks Plaza, Say Police Police in Hilltown Township are searching for a driver who they said ran over another following a road rage incident.  Authorities believe the suspect, who was driving a blue Chevrolet Express van, got into an altercation with another driver at the Hilltown Plaza Shopping Center just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, they said in a statement.  After the victim parked and got out of their car, police said the van driver ran them over and then fled the scene. The van was last spotted heading northbound on Main Street through Telford Borough, they added.  Investi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Off-Duty PA Trooper Fired Gun In Road Rage Incident: Chesco DA Off-Duty PA Trooper Fired Gun In Road Rage Incident: Chesco DA
Off-Duty PA Trooper Fired Gun In Road Rage Incident: Chesco DA A Pennsylvania state trooper faces criminal charges after authorities say he fired a gun at a family going to see Christmas lights during a road rage incident last month. David Levy, a 36-year-old Kennett Square resident and member of the State Police Troop K at Media Station, was released from the Chester County lockup Friday, Jan. 20 after posting a $20,000 bond, court records show.  The law enforcement officer is charged with official oppression, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts stemming from a road rage incident late last year, said District Attorney Deb Ry…

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by Mac Bullock
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Uber Passenger Shot In Road Rage Incident On I-176: State Police Uber Passenger Shot In Road Rage Incident On I-176: State Police
Uber Passenger Shot In Road Rage Incident On I-176: State Police A passenger riding in an Uber took a bullet to the thigh when an enraged driver opened fire at the vehicle, state troopers say.  The victim, a 20-year-old Bridgeport woman, was riding eastbound in a Hyundai on I-176 just after midnight on Saturday, Jan. 14, police said in a release.  A driver in a black Nissan Altima with New Jersey plates quickly approached the Hyundai and "attempted to merge in an unsafe manner," investigators said. When the Uber driver wouldn't let him merge, troopers say the Nissan driver pulled up alongside, rolled down the window, and fired three shots at th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Mystery Car Stalked And Shot At Chesco Driver On Rt. 422, Police Say Mystery Car Stalked And Shot At Chesco Driver On Rt. 422, Police Say
Mystery Car Stalked And Shot At Chesco Driver On Rt. 422, Police Say Authorities in Chester County are searching for the driver who they say followed and then shot at another traveler late at night on Route 422.  According to police investigators, the victim was headed west from King of Prussia at about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 when another driver — "possibly a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee" — got behind them and began flashing their high beams.  Between the Collegeville and Sanatoga exits, the car stayed behind the victim "with its high beam lights activated most of the time," detectives said.  The suspect continued to fol…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Pulled Gun At Quakertown Farmers' Market, Police Say Suspect Pulled Gun At Quakertown Farmers' Market, Police Say
Suspect Pulled Gun At Quakertown Farmers' Market, Police Say Things took a turn for the worse at the Quakertown Farmers Market over the weekend when a man threatened shoppers with a pistol, authorities say.  Richland Township police say they were called to the market at 201 Station Road just before 1 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 10 for a reported road rage incident in the parking lot.  Victims told investigators the man approached their car while lifting his shirt to reveal a handgun tucked in his waistband. The man allegedly drew the weapon while continuing to approach and threaten the victims, police said.  The suspect fled in his whi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Gunfire Exchanged In I-95 Road Rage Shooting In Philadelphia: Police Gunfire Exchanged In I-95 Road Rage Shooting In Philadelphia: Police
Gunfire Exchanged In I-95 Road Rage Shooting In Philadelphia: Police Two drivers exchanged gunfire in a road rage shooting on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 11, police said. The victim was heading south approaching Exit 12 when a driver in a Kia K5 sedan opened fire during a dispute around 7:50 a.m., hitting the victim's chrome molding of the front passenger door, State Police said. The victim fired at the suspect’s vehicle in self-defense. It is unknown if the suspect vehicle was struck by this gunfire.  After the shooting, the suspect vehicle fled southbound, taking the exit ramp towards exits 12A and 12B. No injuries were reported. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Enraged Driver Vandalized Bucks County Home, Police Say Enraged Driver Vandalized Bucks County Home, Police Say
Enraged Driver Vandalized Bucks County Home, Police Say A driver involved in a road rage incident followed another person home and then vandalized their property, authorities in Bucks County say.  The suspect pulled up to a home on Essex Lane in Middletown at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, township police said. Surveillance video shows the man damaged the home's front door and mailbox, investigators said.  The suspect is described as a man with a goatee and "at least a half sleeve of tattoos" on his right arm. He drives a newer model Kia Sedona and is a smoker, police said.  If you can identify the suspect, you're asked to c…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspected Road Rage Shooter Arrested: Reading Police Suspected Road Rage Shooter Arrested: Reading Police
Suspected Road Rage Shooter Arrested: Reading Police The man who police say shot a teen in the face during a road rage incident in Berks County last month has been arrested, authorities announced.  Francisco Rivera, 41, was taken into custody in Lancaster County on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Reading police said in a release.  He's charged with attempted murder and related offenses in connection with a shooting on Oct. 28, officials said.  As Daily Voice has previously reported, Reading police were dispatched to a McDonald's on North Ninth Street just before 7 a.m. for a reported shooting. There, an 18-year-old victim said he'd…

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by Mac Bullock
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Allentown Man Shot Another Driver On Highway: Police Allentown Man Shot Another Driver On Highway: Police
Allentown Man Shot Another Driver On Highway: Police A Lehigh County man is charged with attempted murder after police say he shot another driver on the highway.  Jacob Garcia, 23, of Allentown, was eastbound on State Route 22 near MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26 when he shot at a white Dodge Charger in the lane next to him, state police said in a release.  Authorities said the driver was hospitalized with at least one gunshot wound, though condition as of Monday, Oct. 31 is unclear.  Police have not revealed a suspected motive for the shooting, but according to court documents…

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by Mac Bullock
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Reading Driver Shot In Face Over Road Rage Incident, Police Say Reading Driver Shot In Face Over Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Reading Driver Shot In Face Over Road Rage Incident, Police Say A teen in Reading was hospitalized after an enraged driver shot him in the face, according to authorities.  The 18-year-old was driving near the intersection of 6th and Spring streets just before 7 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, when another driver pulled up next to him and opened fire, Reading police said.  He was struck once in the jaw, but remained conscious and drove to a nearby McDonalds to call for help, officials said. His girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat was not injured, the report adds.  The victim was able to give a statement to police, and was taken to a hospita…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Man Tries To Strangle Another Driver During South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police PA Man Tries To Strangle Another Driver During South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police
PA Man Tries To Strangle Another Driver During South Jersey Road Rage Incident: Police A 49-year-old man from Jamison, PA, tried to strangle a woman during a road rage incident in North Wildwood, authorities said. Christopher Krier was driving "in an aggressive manner" and tailgating the driver in front of him at about 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 when the driver rolled down her window and commented about children being in the area, North Wildwood police said on Facebook. Both drivers pulled over near New Jersey and 13th avenues and got out of their cars, police said. Krier allegedly attacked the woman, putting his hands on her neck before a bystander intervened and he fled, police …

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by Jon Craig
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Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police A man was hurt in a road rage shooting in central Pennsylvania, authorities say.   The Swatara Township Police were called to a "road rage incident" that "resulted in gunshots" along Route 322 East around 10:24 a.m. on August 25, 2022, according to a release from the department. The man had been heading east down Hummelstown Hill when he switched to the right lane, and "shortly after doing so four rounds were shot into his van," police say.  At least one of the rounds hit the man, according to the police.  The man told the police the reported the suspect's vehicle to b…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man
Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man A man who pulled out a legally owned handgun and fired shots at another driver during a road-rage incident in Delaware County has been arrested, authorities said. Saddiq Washington, 22, of Darby, has been charged with first and third-degree murder, among other offenses in the death of 54-year-old King Hua, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Washington had a permit to carry the 9mm pistol that killed Hua, who was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in his Toyota Camry on State Road in Springfield around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, according to a criminal c…

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by Nicole Acosta
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ID Released For Man Killed In Delco Road-Rage Shooting ID Released For Man Killed In Delco Road-Rage Shooting
ID Released For Man Killed In Delco Road-Rage Shooting UPDATE: Arrest Made In Road Rage Killing Of 54-Year-Old Delco Man ***Original story below**** Authorities have released the name of the driver killed in a road-rage shooting in Delaware County Wednesday, June 29. King Hua, 54, was found shot to death behind the wheel of his white Toyota, which was traveling south on State Road in Springfield around 8:45 a.m., Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Hua was with his wife in the car when a female driver passed them on the shoulder, Springfield police said.  That car stopped and a male passenger go…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report
Delco Teen Killed In Philly Road Rage Shooting: Report A teenager from Delaware County was killed in a road rage shooting in Philadelphia Wednesday, June 15, 6abc reports. Denis Jaward, 17, of Wayne, was a passenger in a Mercedes sedan when the driver of a Nissan SUV got out and fired four shots at 15th Street and Pine Street around 11 p.m., the outlet says. The boy was pronounced dead at Jefferson University Hospital. The shooter fled the scene and has yet to be found, according to the outlet. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police
Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police A road rage incident involving a knife happened outside a central Pennsylvania high school on Saturday, May, 14, police say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to the road rage incident in the 400 block of Shady Lane, near East Pennsboro High School in Enola around 6 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, the victim told the police that a man got out of his vehicle and threatened them with a knife.  Police later identified the man as Derrik Mitchel Scott, 41, of Enola.  Scott has been charged with two misdemeanors for terroristic threat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say A man from Massachusetts says another driver pointed a gun at him along Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, according to state police. The alleged road rage incident happened on I-81 southbound near mile marker 72 around 4 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 15, according to the release by Pennsylvania state police. The white man who pointed the gun was driving a "2007 body style Honda Pilot with a Pennsylvania registration of LRL7913," as stated in the release. The investigation of the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Pennsylvania state police.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police
Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police A 24-year-old road rage driver sent two police officers to the hospital Tuesday, March 29, after a chase through Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a 911 call of a road rage incident near Witte and Allegheny Avenue around 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The victim told officers that Malik Johnson, of Horsham, who was driving a white Toyota, pointed a gun at him. Officers tried to pull Johnson over in the 3100 block of Jasper Street, but he ignored their commands and fled the scene, they said. A police helicopter chase ensued, which ended in the 2000 block…

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by Nicole Acosta