A 31-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in the leg during a suspected road rage incident on the Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. yesterday and remains under investigation as police search for the suspect, according to 6abc.
The incident began when an exchange between two drivers escalated on the expressway’s eastbound side near the Interstate 676 on-ramp. The wounded man drove toward the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and flagged down Delaware River Port Authority officers, who confirmed the shooting started on the Philadelphia side.
FOX 29 reported the victim was driving a gray Honda Civic and was taken to Jefferson Hospital, where he is in stable condition. Police believe the suspect may have been driving a Lexus, though details are still uncertain.
CBS News Philadelphia quoted Philadelphia Police Inspector D. F. Pace, who said one shot was fired from what is believed to be a Lexus, striking the driver’s side door and hitting the victim in the leg. Authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.
