NOPD: Shooting on Pontchartrain Expressway that left traffic in standstill due to road rage incident

Motorists were left in a standstill Thursday on the Pontchartrain Expressway after an apparent road rage incident resulted in gunfire, wounding a driver, officials said.The incident was reported around noon on the westbound lanes of the expressway, affecting traffic on the Crescent City Connection going into the Westbank.A spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department said a man was shot in the arm on the expressway over Carondelet Street.The victim was taken to a hospital, where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries to his shoulder, officials said.Devin Raymond shot the victim in an apparent road rage altercation as the two drivers were headed toward the Westbank, police said.Investigators said Raymond fired a shot at the victim, wounding him.The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said congestion from the lane closures on the expressway reached Metairie Road. Officials said the lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m.Police said the victim was also cited for hit and run.Additional details were not released.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

Motorists were left in a standstill Thursday on the Pontchartrain Expressway after an apparent road rage incident resulted in gunfire, wounding a driver, officials said.

The incident was reported around noon on the westbound lanes of the expressway, affecting traffic on the Crescent City Connection going into the Westbank.


A spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department said a man was shot in the arm on the expressway over Carondelet Street.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries to his shoulder, officials said.

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The two left lanes remain blocked on US 90B West on the Crescent City Connection Bridge due to an incident. Congestion from this incident has reached Saint Bernard Avenue on I-10 West and Metairie Road on I-10 East. — New Orleans Traffic (@NOLA_Traffic) October 11, 2018

Devin Raymond shot the victim in an apparent road rage altercation as the two drivers were headed toward the Westbank, police said.

Investigators said Raymond fired a shot at the victim, wounding him.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said congestion from the lane closures on the expressway reached Metairie Road. Officials said the lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m.

Police said the victim was also cited for hit and run.

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Additional details were not released.

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