A driver on Interstate 96 was shot at Saturday night in Detroit in what police called a “road rage” incident.
Investigators don’t believe it was connected to the four shootings on Dec. 7 on Interstate-94 that left one driver with a leg wound.
Saturday night’s shooting happened on east bound I-96, near Interstate 94. The driver, a man from Ypsilanti, told police that he may have accidently cut another driver off. The man said the driver then tailgated him and that’s when the Ypsilanti man said he “may have let off the gas,” according to a press release issued by Michigan State Police on Sunday.
The statement said troopers responded at 11:50 p.m. to MGM Casino garage where the driver from Ypsilanti had gone.
The tailgating vehicle then passed him and one shot was fired, somewhere between Warren Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The suspect’s vehicle was light colored and had three occupants, police said.
There were no injuries and no bullet was found in the man’s car.
Michigan State troopers shut down the freeway for about two hours early Sunday morning as troopers on foot and canines collected evidence . Detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the Metro South Post at (734) 287-5000.