Driver badly wounded during road rage shooting in West Philadelphia, police say
According to police, a 28-year-old driver started hitting another driver's car when the man got out and shot him several times.
PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man was badly wounded during a road rage shooting Friday night in West Philadelphia.
According to investigators, two feuding drivers stopped at a red light at the intersection of 54th and Vine streets just before 5:30 p.m. when the tailing driver got out of his car.
Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker told reporters the 28-year-old started to hit the other driver's window and door, and tried to get into the car.
That's when the other driver, who police said is licensed to carry a firearm, got out and shot the man multiple times. He was hit twice in the head and one time in the neck and back.
According to police, a 28-year-old driver started hitting another driver's car when the man got out and shot him several times.
The gunman drove to 48th and Brown streets where he flagged down officers to let them know what happened, Walker said.
The shooting victim was taken by police to Penn Presbyterian Hospital in "extremely critical condition."
The shooter was placed into custody and brought to the Special Investigation Unit, Walker said.
"This is just a road rage incident that turned bad," Walker told reporters.
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