Posted on: November 26, 2024, 05:29h.
Last updated on: November 26, 2024, 05:29h.
A young woman was in custody for allegedly shooting and killing an Uber driver on the Las Vegas Strip following a Monday afternoon road rage incident.
The victim died at the scene from neck wounds. He wasn’t immediately identified, but was described as a man in his 50s.
The incident began when two vehicles were both being driven on Las Vegas Boulevard in an area where road construction is taking place.
A quarter of a mile down the street, both vehicles came to a stop at Las Vegas Boulevard and Palazzo Drive in front of the Palazzo at the Venetian Resort.
The Uber driver got out of his grey Jeep Cherokee and approached the woman’s car.
He banged on the driver’s side window of the silver Subaru WRX. The driver, who was in her 20s, pulled out a gun and shot him at 4:04 p.m. He died at the scene.
The victim was armed, but collapsed on the street before he could fire his gun.
Police got the license plate of the Subaru. The driver of the Subaru sped away, and was later found by police at her residence.
The unnamed shooter was interviewed by local police. So far, there were no charges filed against her.
Two passengers in the Subaru weren’t injured.
Portions of Las Vegas Boulevard were closed while police investigated the shooting. The road was reopened later on Monday night.
The victim will likely undergo an autopsy to confirm the cause and manner of death.
Increase in Road Rage Violence
In a press conference on Monday night Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Lt. Jason Johansson cautioned that “there’s a lot of road construction going on in the valley right now,” so drivers should be patient.
We’re starting to see an increase slightly in some of these road rage incident, type of shootings. A couple of murders,” Johansson added.
“Everyone be patient. None of this is worth your life over a road rage incident.”
McDonald’s Homicide
About 45 minutes after the road rage shooting, another murder took place at a McDonald’s located near the Strip, about a mile from the prior deadly shooting, according to Las Vegas TV station KSNV.
The victim was shot inside the Paradise Road restaurant. He was rushed to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. He died at the hospital.
Police are searching for two suspects who also were inside the McDonald’s. They got into a dispute with the victim and then one of them shot him. Both fled from the McDonald’s before officers arrived.
Both suspects are black men. One was wearing a black shirt or hoodie with a black ball cap. The other was wearing a green shirt/hoodie and a green ball cap.
