Road-rage shooting closes portion of I-70 west of downtown Columbus
A shooting during an apparent road-rage incident during morning rush hour along Interstate 70 west of downtown Columbus left one person injured and trafficked backed up for several exits, police said.
A Columbus police dispatcher said a shooting was reported 7:06 a.m. April 15 along the westbound lanes of I-70 near North Hague Avenue.
A 911 caller said the drivers were brake-checking each other before the shooting, the dispatcher said.
A shooting on westbound Interstate 70 injured one person and shut down lanes April 15. An Ohio Department of Transportation map shows traffic in the area at 7:40 a.m.
One person was transported to Grant Medical Center with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the dispatcher said.
At 7:45 a.m., the dispatcher said all westbound lanes were shut down approaching the shooting site. A live traffic map maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation showed significant traffic in the area.
A traffic camera along Interstate 70 at Wilson Road shows vehicles backed up during what police described as a road rage incident during Tuesday, April, 15, 2025 morning rush hour.
How many road rage shootings in Columbus this year?
As of April 14, the Columbus police had investigated five shootings related to road rage in 2025, according to a report by the Columbus Division of Police Felony Assault Unit.
The unit had investigated 189 felony assaults and 122 shootings by that date. Another 47 shootings stemmed from arguments or disputes, and 10 were related to robberies, according to the report.
The Homicide Unit reported no deaths related to road-rage incidents in another April 14 report.
Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Road-rage shooting closes portion of I-70 west of downtown Columbus
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