Delaware State Police looking for driver in road rage shooting in Newark
Delaware State Police are looking for a male driver involved in a road rage shooting that happened in Newark on Friday night.
According to police, at around 11:30 p.m. Friday, troopers began investigating the shooting after a 52-year-old man checked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. The incident happened around 10 p.m. at Sunset Lake Road and Old Baltimore Pike.
Police say the driver of a 2005-2010 Buick LeSabre fired several shots at the 52-year-old man during an argument at a red light. The man was shot once in the hand, according to the police.
The Buick then fled the scene. The Buick is gold with an out-of-state registration plate, police say.
Prior to the incident, police say the Buick was driving “erratically” on northbound Sunset Lake Road.
The Delaware State Police will continue to investigate this shooting. Anyone with information about this incident should call Detective M. Conway at 302-365-8411 or contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
Contact local reporter Cameron Goodnight at cgoodnight@delawareonline.com, or by calling or texting 302-324-2208. Follow him on Twitter at @CamGoodnight.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Road rage incident in Newark ends in shooting late Friday night
