Police: 17-year-old shot, killed in road rage incident in Center City
Police: 17-year-old shot, killed in road rage incident in Center City
Police say a road rage incident in Center City turned deadly after a driver in a Nissan shot a 17-year-old driving a Mercedes on Thursday night. The alleged shooter then fled the scene and crashed into multiple cars before fleeing.
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a Delaware County teenage was killed in a road rage shooting that lead to a vicious crash Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
According to police, 17-year-old Denis Mohamed Jaward was on Pine Street around 11 p.m. when another driver in a silver Nissan Murano pulled in front of him.
Investigators say Jaward honked and tailgated the Nissan and tried unsuccessfully to go around the left side of the car.
When Jaward tried to pass the Nissan on the right side, police say the driver fired into Jaward's Mercedes, striking him in the neck and shoulder.
While speeding away from the shooting, police say the driver blew through the intersection of South and 15th Streets and smashed into three cars.
One of the cars that was hit had two women inside, but they were uninjured. Security footage of the crash obtained by FOX 29 shows the driver narrowly missed at least two pedestrians.
Authorities say the driver and a female passenger exited the wrecked Nissan and fled the scene. Police say the shooter's vehicle was rented by his girlfriend.