Crime

Driver who was cut off shoots motorist in chest in Dallas expressway road rage case

A person was shot on Monday on the Central Expressway in Dallas in a crime motivated by road rage, WFAA-TV reported.
A person was shot on Monday on the Central Expressway in Dallas in a crime motivated by road rage, WFAA-TV reported. The Wichita Eagle

A person was shot on Monday on the Central Expressway in Dallas in a crime motivated by road rage, WFAA-TV reported.

The victim, whose age and sex was not made public, was shot about 12:45 p.m. in the 13700 block of the south lanes of the expressway near Midpark Road, WFAA reported, citing a Dallas police account.

WFAA reported that sources close to the investigation said that before the shooting, the victim cut off a sport utility vehicle. The SUV drove next to the victim and an assailant shot him or her in the arm and chest.

The victim was taken to a hospital. The suspect was not in custody.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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