A routine morning commute turned tragic on I-240 today when a man was gunned down in what is suspected to be a case of road rage. This caused traffic disruptions as police combed the scene for evidence, according to Action News 5.

The Memphis Police Department was alerted to the shooting near the Millbranch exit just after dawn, around 7:05 a.m. According to reports, a man was found dead and another was swiftly detained by authorities. However, details surrounding the altercation remain unclear in the early hours of the investigation. Reports indicate that the fatal incident resulted from a heated exchange between motorists escalating to a deadly degree. These details were corroborated by WREG.

Subsequent to the shooting, traffic was snarled for hours with westbound lanes from the Airways Road exit to I-55 being completely shut down starting at 8 a.m., as indicated by statements provided by the Memphis Police Department and reported by FOX13 Memphis.

While the Memphis interstate has seen violent confrontations, with 22 shootings this year compared to 40 at this time last year—these numbers include incidents with and without victims struck but exclude fatalities—information released by the Memphis Police and highlighted by WREG shows the ongoing issue of gun violence on the city's roads. The latest shooting on I-240 underscores this problem, raising questions and fears among the public.