According to authorities, a 40-year-old man driving on I-76 in Summit County was shot and killed by a person in another vehicle after an apparent road rage incident on Wednesday afternoon.
The victim, later identified as George Jensen of Akron, was traveling east on I-76 near S.R. 21 at about 5:35 p.m. heading home from work when a person traveling in another vehicle fired several shots at his vehicle, according to authorities and his family.
After being shot, his vehicle stopped when it struck a concrete median.
Emergency personnel arrived at the scene, and Jensen was taken to a nearby hospital with several gunshot wounds, Norton Police said. He died from his injuries at about 6:15 p.m., the medical examiner said.
Before the shooting, there appeared to be a road rage incident between the victim and the shooter, who was driving a black 2018 or newer Chevrolet Camaro.
News 5 spoke to Allison Jensen, George's wife of 13 years, about the shooting.
Jensen described her husband as "the sweetest, most compassionate man, introverted, quiet, loved caring for others and fixing things and doing things." He liked music and pets, and the couple loved to travel and go to concerts and local breweries.
When George didn't arrive home on time, she said that she started to worry.
"I kind of thought that something was wrong. I didn't think that anything had gone wrong," she said.
The medical examiner and the Norton Police Department are investigating the shooting, but right now, no one is in custody.
"There's a person out there on the loose. There are also a lot of issues with a certain type of mentality that allows people to act so cavalierly like they can be the one who determines whoever lives and dies just because they have a device in their pocket that can shoot bullets," Jensen said.
Police are asking anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident to call them at 330-706-0084.
"We're hoping to get more so that we can catch this person and keep them from doing to somebody else because it could happen to anyone," Jensen said. "I want them brought to justice. People like that, they just act, just acting without a consequence."
I-76 eastbound at S.R. 21 was shut down Wednesday while the shooting was being investigated.
On Monday, Norton Police provided an update stating that they have received numerous leads on the homicide and are diligently working on all information received. Police said they expect to provide an update on the investigation by Thursday, May 25.
