Road rage incident leads to freeway shooting in Monroe County

No one was injured during the incident

A road rage incident has led to a freeway shooting in Monroe County. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A road rage incident has led to a freeway shooting in Monroe County.

The incident occurred on Monday (May 6) at 11:05 a.m. when a man in a gray BMW fired one shot at the victim northbound I-75 just south of Laplaisance Road.

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Officials say during the shooting, the vehicles were in motion when a 54-year-old man from Toledo pulled out a pistol while he was alongside the 68-year-old man.

Police say the Toledo native shot one shot, and both vehicles exited at Laplaisance Road, which did not hit the 68-year-old man, his vehicle, or anyone else.

The 68-year-old man safely parked his vehicle at a nearby gas station, where he waited for the police.

Michigan State Police located the man from Toledo at the Harwood Plaza, where he was arrested without incident.

The pistol was found inside of his vehicle. He was charged at the Monroe County Jail, where he faces felonious assault, CCW, reckless discharge of a firearm, and brandishing a firearm.


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