Woman fires gun in I-83 road rage, tells cops 'People piss me off,' police say

A Harrisburg woman said fellow drivers make her very angry when asked why she allegedly squeezed off two shots from a handgun at another driver while on Interstate 83 Wednesday afternoon, according to charging documents.

Pennsylvania State Police did not say that the victim, who was not named, was hit by either of the bullets. A witness called state police to report the incident, then followed the alleged shooter's vehicle until police intercepted it, documents state.

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As of Thursday morning, Molly Susan Holencik remained at Central Booking, had not posted bail, and had not been transferred to York County Prison. Holencik faces charges of aggravated assault, DUI, terroristic threats, prohibited offensive weapons, recklessly endangering another person and propulsion of missiles on a roadway, documents state.

The witness told police they saw a northbound vehicle driving erratically on the interstate in Springfield Township. It tried to pass another vehicle several times before the driver brandished a gun from the driver's side window and fired two rounds at another driver, documents state.

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After police arrested Holencik at Exit 18 on I-83 North, they took her back to their barracks in Loganville and interviewed her. That's when Holencik told troopers, "People piss me off while driving," documents state.

Holencik continued, saying she "needed to be assertive" and that she had retrieved a 9 mm handgun from the front seat of her vehicle and pointed it at another driver because she wanted to scare them, documents state.

She said the gun "just shot" although she "wasn't expecting it to shoot," despite firing it twice, documents state.

Holencik added she was relieved the bullets did not ricochet and hit her. In addition, she claimed she had smoked marijuana earlier in the day, documents state.

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