ISP: Suburban Chicago man arrested hours after road rage shooting on I-294
DES PLAINES, Ill. - A 65-year-old man was arrested within hours after allegedly shooting at another driver during a road rage incident on Interstate 294 in Chicago's northwest suburbs earlier this week, according to Illinois State Police.
What we know:
Troopers responded around 8:35 p.m. Monday to a report of an expressway shooting on northbound I-294 near Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines.
ISP said a road rage incident escalated when Victor M. Fernandez, of Morton Grove, fired a gun at another driver. Neither the victim nor their vehicle was struck, and no other injuries were reported.
Troopers quickly identified Fernandez's vehicle and shared the information with local law enforcement agencies.
With assistance from the Morton Grove Police Department, ISP located Fernandez at his home hours later and took him into custody. He was charged Wednesday with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony.
Victor Fernandez | ISP
What we don't know:
It remains unclear what led to the road rage incident that sparked the gunfire.
What's next:
Fernandez remains in custody pending his first court appearance, ISP said.
The Source: The information in this story came from Illinois State Police.