Driver killed in road rage shooting on I-76 in Camden, police say

Louis E. Ciccanti Jr., 48, was found shot to death in the driver's seat of a crashed Mercedes-Benz on I-76 in Camden County. New Jersey State Police said Ciccanti was killed during a road rage incident with another driver that started near the Walt Whitman Bridge and ended in Camden County.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Investigators say a New Jersey man who was found dead inside a crashed car on I-76 last week was fatally shot during a road rage incident.

According to the New Jersey State Police, 48-year-old Louis E. Ciccanti Jr. was driving a black 2004 Mercedes-Benz on the eastbound side of the highway near Passyunk Avenue on Jan. 24 when he became involved in a road rage incident with another driver.

Surveillance video from the Walt Whitman Bridge captured both vehicles continuing over the bridge into New Jersey onto I-76 eastbound, police said.

During the confrontation, investigators believe Ciccanti was fatally shot near milepost 4 in Camden County. His vehicle slammed into several sand-filled crash barrels and came to a stop, police said.

The New Jersey State Police shared dashcam video of the two cars speeding down the far left lane of I-76, just moments before the deadly shooting. They also posted a photo of the suspected shooter's vehicle.

Ciccanti worked for nearly 9 years as an electrician on SEPTA's Regional Rail, according to a SEPTA spokesperson. His father told FOX 29's Jeff Cole that he spent time in the Air Force as a mechanic.

According to a national gun safety group, road rage incidents have spiked during the pandemic to 42 people a month-on average-killed or wounded since 2020.

Anyone with information on the deadly road rage shooting is asked to contact the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Tip Line at 856-783-4900.