> Extended interview: Victim recounts apparent road rage shooting on I-70 in Columbus
Extended interview: Victim recounts apparent road rage shooting on I-70 in Columbus
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10TV's Bryn Caswell spoke to the man who was injured in an apparent road rage shooting on I-70 in Columbus Tuesday morning.
You can read more on the incident below.
A man has been charged following an apparent road rage shooting on Interstate 70 in west Columbus Tuesday morning, police say.
A dispatcher with the city’s public safety department told 10TV that the shooting happened on I-70 West near Broad Street around 7:05 a.m.
According to the dispatcher, a caller said they were shot in the face by a person driving a gold Chevrolet Equinox. The dispatcher added that the caller was driving a Ford F-150.
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/i-70-west-columbus-closed-reported-shooting/530-f94016e9-25ad-4b89-9258-154a49931682
Another caller told the dispatch center that the two vehicles were brake-checking each other before the shooting.
The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening. No other injuries were reported.
Sgt. Joseph Albert with the Columbus Division of Police said the Chevrolet was found around 9 a.m. and someone was detained.
Police say they charged the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Dewayne Pittman, with felonious assault.
All lanes on I-70 West at I-71/state Route 315 were closed for over two hours, but have since reopened.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Columbus Division of Police’s Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141.