Man injured after “road rage incident” on I-70 in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — A man was injured Thursday in a “road rage incident” on Interstate 70 in St. Louis, police said.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a call of a shooting at 4 p.m. and found the victim at the corner of Von Phul Street and Adelaide Avenue with a gunshot wound to the arm.

The victim, a 54-year-old man, said he was involved in an “aggressive driving attack” involving a white vehicle on eastbound I-70 between Goodfellow Boulevard and Carrie Avenue, police said.

The man told police that the incident escalated until the driver of the white vehicle stopped next to him and shot at his vehicle.

Emergency services responded to the call to Von Phul and Adelaide, where the man reported the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition was stable.

The investigations are still ongoing.

This was the third incident on I-70 in the St. Louis area this week.

On Tuesday, Berkeley police responded to a 911 call about “shots fired” on I-70 near North Hanley Road.

A teenager was killed and a woman injured when he was shot near I-70 and Madison Street Wednesday morning, St. Louis police said.

Resources for victims of crime:

If you have been a victim of crime or know someone who has been a victim of crime, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.

The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis offers numerous programs to assist crime victims. The Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims to “creating awareness and change within the systems they face.”

Life Outside of Violence “helps people who have been harmed by knife, gunshot or assault get the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives and break the cycle of violence.”

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which supports people who have been victims of crime or violence or who have experienced a traumatic incident.

Cure Violence is an international organization with a presence in several St. Louis neighborhoods. Violence interrupters are trained to deescalate violent situations in their own communities.