Road-rage shooting closes portion of I-70 west of downtown Columbus

A shooting during an evident road-rage incidental during greeting unreserved hr on Interstate 70 westbound of downtown Columbus near 1 idiosyncratic injured and trafficked backed up for respective exits, constabulary said.

A Columbus constabulary dispatcher said a shooting was reported 7:06 a.m. April 15 on the westbound lanes of I-70 adjacent North Hague Avenue.

A 911 caller said the drivers were brake-checking each different earlier the shooting, the dispatcher said.

One idiosyncratic was transported to Grant Medical Center with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the dispatcher said.

At 7:45 a.m., the dispatcher said each westbound lanes were unopen down approaching the shooting site. A unrecorded postulation representation maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation showed important postulation successful the area.

How galore roadworthy rage shootings successful Columbus this year?

As of April 14, the Columbus constabulary had investigated 5 shootings related to roadworthy rage successful 2025, according to a study by the Columbus Division of Police Felony Assault Unit.

The portion had investigated 189 felony assaults and 122 shootings by that date. Another 47 shootings stemmed from arguments oregon disputes, and 10 were related to robberies, according to the report.

The Homicide Unit reported nary deaths related to road-rage incidents successful different April 14 report.

Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion tin beryllium reached astatine [email protected].

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