COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 26-year-old man is seriously injured after a shooting on Interstate 70 in east Columbus Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened around noon near Alum Creek Drive and Livingston Avenue, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
“Obviously a complete disregard for human life,” said Det. David Mancini with CPD’s felony assault unit.
Det. Mancini believes the incident was a possible case of road rage. He said the victim vehicle cut off a red, four-door sedan. Shortly after that, someone fired shots from the red sedan, hitting the victim's vehicle several times, including at least once in the windshield.
“It does seem like there’s an uptick in road rage-related violence,” Det. Mancini said. “And we just encourage people to just be careful when you’re laying on your horn or you’re getting impatient in traffic, just be careful, because these situations are happening more and more frequently, it seems like, and it’s just so needless.”
Police say the man, a woman and two children younger than 5 years old were in the vehicle when it was struck by the gunfire. The man was able to safely pull off the interstate onto Main Street.
He was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, but is expected to survive his injuries, police say. One of the children in the backseat was struck by glass and treated for a minor cut at the scene.
Det. Mancini said police are still searching for that red sedan.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Detective David Mancini of the Columbus Police Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4189 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
