HARNETT COUNTY – One person was shot during an apparent road rage shooting on I-95 near Dunn. The incident happened around 4:45pm Sunday in the northbound lanes of the interstate.
The vehicle reportedly crashed after a passenger was shot by an unknown person in another vehicle.
State troopers, Harnett County deputies and Dunn Police responded to the shooting near Exit 70.
A state trooper reportedly placed a tourniquet on the victim, helped the man to his patrol car, then rushed the victim to Betsy Johnson Hospital. Two other people were in the car. They were shaken but not injured. They were evaluated at the scene by first responders.
Several bullet holes were visible in the car and the rear window had been shot out.
The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office crime scene unit responded to process the scene. Northbound traffic was backed up for several miles until the scene could be cleared.
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