LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — The Lake County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect who fired gunshots at another vehicle in an apparent road rage incident on Monday evening.
At approximately 5:40 p.m., deputies responded to an area of I-90 near State Route (SR) 44 for a report that a Nissan pickup truck had been shot at by a motorist from another vehicle.
After an initial investigation at the scene of the crime, it was revealed that the driver of the pickup truck and their passengers (one other adult and two children) were traveling west on I-90 near the 202 mile marker.
According to the pickup driver, they were traveling in the left lane when they rapidly caught up behind a silver Subaru, who was travelling slowly. The pickup passed the Subaru using the right lane. The Subaru had apparently slammed on its brakes "several times."
Once the pickup had passed the Subaru and resumed driving in the left lane, the Subaru entered the right lane and caught up to the pickup truck. According to the driver of the pickup, words and gestures were exchanged between the front seat passenger of the pickup and the driver of the Subaru. The Subaru driver then fired shots at the pickup truck, connecting with the right front fender above the wheel well.
The driver of the pickup truck continued west on I-90 before exiting at SR 44 and calling 911.
None of the four passengers in the pickup truck were harmed in the incident.
The driver of the Subaru has yet to be identified or apprehended. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at 440-350-5620.
The investigation is ongoing.