Man Fatally Shot on George Washington Bridge in Suspected Road Rage Incident
The Port Authority is searching for a suspect after a driver was killed on the upper deck of the bridge Tuesday night.
Port Authority police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a motorist on the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge Tuesday night in what is being investigated as a possible road-rage incident. The victim was a 46-year-old man from Rockland County, New York.
According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, the man was driving a blue Volkswagen Golf in the westbound lanes when gunfire erupted. Surveillance video shows the victim's car was involved in a near-collision with another vehicle before the shooting. Authorities believe the incident escalated into a fatal confrontation as both vehicles proceeded toward New Jersey.
The Port Authority received reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's upper westbound level. Responding officers discovered the driver with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey, where he was pronounced dead.
Sources identified the victim as an off-duty Con Edison worker. The shooter fled the scene immediately, and police have not yet released a description of the suspect's vehicle or announced any arrests.
The shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. during rush hour, causing police to close the westbound upper deck lanes for approximately six hours. The lanes reopened around 1 a.m. Wednesday. No other injuries were reported.