By Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal

The victim of a possible case of road rage was pronounced dead late Monday night following a shooting on a Memphis interstate, police said.

The incident happened just before 7:20 p.m. on Interstate 240 northbound at the junction to go east on Interstate 40, police said.

The injured person was taken to the Regional Medical Center and was later pronounced dead. Police located a suspect vehicle at Maria Street and Macon Road nearby and detained three people.

Traffic in the area slowed considerably as police investigated.