Officials investigate 3 cases of road rage shootings in Philadelphia in 2 weeks

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Officers are investigating three separate situations of street rage shootings within the Philadelphia space, which all passed off within the final two weeks.

Police are on the lookout for a person who opened hearth at one other driver on the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening.

Pennsylvania State Police say it occurred round 8:30 p.m. and that the shooter was driving a pink Ford Mustang.

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Each autos had been touring eastbound on I-76 close to the thirtieth Avenue exit. State troopers discovered shell casings on the roadway however say nobody was significantly injured.

The sufferer crashed their automobile whereas fleeing the gunfire.

In a separate case that occurred on Monday evening, a minivan was riddled with bullets whereas driving northbound on I-95.

A male driver in an older mannequin Volvo fired a number of pictures, grazing the sufferer, in response to police.

Officers say the sufferer was capable of exit at Island Avenue and name 911.

Each incidents come on the heels of one other case of street rage on I-95 northbound by the Columbus Avenue exits.

In that incident, police say a motorcyclist fired a number of pictures at a minivan in broad daylight.

There have been no arrests in any of those circumstances.

Drivers instructed Motion Information they’ve seen extra aggressive drivers on native roadways.

“I see folks leaping out and in of lanes going 80 to 90 mph. I allow them to via, I transfer out of their means,” mentioned Rose Scott of South Philadelphia.

Based on 6abc’s Information Staff, during the last 12 months from Might 2022 to Might 2023, there have been 481 street rage-related shootings throughout the nation.

Of these, 37 had been in Pennsylvania and 20 of them in Philadelphia.

To date, there have been 9 this yr in Philadelphia.