Man, 18, charged after fatal road rage shooting in Missouri, prosecutors say

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Grey Information) – Prosecutors say an 18-year-old Missouri man is dealing with a number of fees, together with second-degree homicide, after a deadly highway rage capturing.

Charles J. Smith, 18, has been charged with second-degree homicide, illegal use of a weapon and two counts of armed prison motion, in keeping with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Workplace.

Missouri State Freeway Patrol troopers went to eastbound 1-70 close to Oak Grove about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday concerning a reported highway rage incident, in keeping with courtroom data.

Troopers discovered a inexperienced Ford pickup that had crashed right into a parked automobile on the outer highway. The motive force, 53-year-old Gary Denham, had been shot as soon as and in the end died on account of his accidents, KCTV experiences.

Witnesses described a white Hyundai that had been concerned in an incident with the truck.

Troopers responded to sightings of the Hyundai and used cease sticks to disable it. The suspect ran away, however he was in the end apprehended at about 9:50 a.m. Thursday.

Smith instructed police that he had been concerned in a highway rage incident with the Ford, which angered him, and he fired a shot. He additionally mentioned he tried to eliminate the gun.

Smith was being held on a $250,000 bond.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker launched the next assertion concerning the case:

The Missouri Freeway Patrol labored by means of the night time Wednesday to make sure that the suspect within the capturing on Interstate 70 was apprehended. The group owes them an ideal thanks.

In consequence, at present we’ve got these fees in a very pointless act of violence with the best vary of punishment accessible underneath these details. A household is now with out an husband and father who was all the things to them. Our roadways are vital and busy with different vacationers attending to their locations. They have to stay secure. Everybody ought to take notice: take a breath, present some restraint, and let everybody get to their vacation spot safely.

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