A young man stopped in his car at an east London, Ontario intersection was shot in the face after giving another motorist the finger in what police now say is a case of possible road rage.Investigators on Thursday announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the attempted murder case that has gone unsolved for nearly two months.A man, 21, had left work and was driving a Volkswagen in the area of Royal Crescent and Wexford Avenue around 4 p.m. on May 11 when he encountered a Chevrolet Cruze being driven aggressively, police said.The man gestured toward the Cruze driver friends of the victim say he gave the middle finger before proceeding to the intersection at Admiral Drive and Trafalgar Street, where the Cruze driver pulled up beside the Volkswagen and shot the driver before speeding away, police said.It appears that it may well be an incident of road rage, Det. Sgt. Alex Krygsman said.We know from what this young man was able to tell us, and also from citizens who came forward, that this (Cruze) was seen being driven in an erratic manner in the neighbourhood and that this young man simply encountered this vehicle on the street as he was minding his own businesses.The bullet shattered the passenger-side window of the Cruze before going through Volkswagens open window and striking the driver in the left side of the face, shattered two of his teeth and fracturing his vertebrae, before exiting the right side of his neck, Krygsman said. The suspect drove away west on Trafalgar Street and then south on Marconi Boulevard, said police, who released three images of the Cruze that showed damage on the drivers side, a smashed-out front passenger window and possible damage on the bumper.Four days after the shooting, police seized a Cruze without a front bumper from a home on Bowcott Crescent, south of Trafalgar Street and west of Veterans Memorial Parkway. The resident and the vehicles owner both spoke with investigators, Krygsman said.The suspect, who wasnt previously known to the victim, is described as in his 20s with a slim to average
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Driver allegedly bear-sprayed during B.C. road-rage incident
In this file photo, officers from the Greater Sudbury Police and Ontario Provincial Police conducted spot checks on Municipal Road 80.John Lappa / Postmedia Network Burnaby RCMP is investigating a road-rage incident in which a man says he was attacked with bear repellent.The man told police he was involved in an accident at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Madison Avenue in Burnaby, B.C. on the evening of July 14. He was stopped at the intersection when his vehicle was struck by an SUV, believed to be a gold Lincoln Navigator.When the man pulled his vehicle to the side of the highway, the SUV pulled up beside him and a man in the passenger seat unloaded a can of bear spray into his car. The man said the driver of the SUV then repeatedly rammed his vehicle before fleeing the scene.The SUV was described as a newer-model Lincoln Navigator, gold or beige in colour, with a distinct black bumper. The two suspects inside were white men in their 20s, wearing dark clothing.The suspect vehicle is quite unique in appearance so were hopeful that someone will have information about this vehicle that will help further our investigation, said Burnaby RCMP spokesman Cpl. Mike
Origin: Driver allegedly bear-sprayed during B.C. road-rage incident