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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Authorities in Delaware County are investigating a shooting that took the life of a 54-year-old man Wednesday morning on a stretch of State Road in Springfield. Witnesses told investigators at the scene that it was the result of an apparent road rage incident involving two cars.
At a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon, Springfield Township Police Chief Joe Daly said it appears that 54-year-old King Hua of Springfield was driving his car slower than the rest of traffic, when a woman driving a dark-colored SUV passed him on the shoulder. A male passenger then fired shots at Hua's oncoming car.
“A man lost his life today over traveling in his car too slow in rush-hour traffic,” Daly said at a news conference, per NBC News. “It’s just not acceptable.”
A bullet through the windshield struck Hua, causing him to lose control of the car and crash between Buttonwood Drive and Meetinghouse Lane. Hua died at the hospital a short time later. His wife, who was in the passenger seat survived.
Police say the driver of that dark-colored SUV and her passenger fled the township in the vehicle. Investigators have not yet been able to determine the make or model.
"This is Springfield Township. This kind of stuff will not be tolerated here," Daly said Wednesday afternoon. "Our community is a very peaceful community. And if you come here to commit a crime, we are going to find you, we're going to arrest you. We're going to prosecute you. If you flee, we're gonna aggressively pursue you. We're going to hunt you down and we're going to lock you up."
One witness who lives across the street, Jackie Washco, told KYW Newsradio that she heard a commotion around 8:45 a.m.
“I heard two loud pops, and then I heard a crash,” Washco said. “This is a pretty busy intersection. We get car crashes all the time, so I didn’t really think too much of it. So I just went out to check, and a woman comes out of her car, and she’s screaming. She’s telling me to call an ambulance, her husband’s dead.”
Washco called 911 and told the dispatcher it was a car crash, but the dispatcher corrected her and informed her that it was a shooting scene.
“There happened to be a nurse that was waiting at the red light at the time, and she immediately got out of her car and started helping the gentleman,” she added.
Township and county officials say Hua and his wife immigrated from Vietnam.
They say, at this point, the shooting does not appear to be racially motivated.
The suspects remain at large, while township and county detectives search for surveillance video in the area. Springfield police say this was an isolated incident and there is no further danger. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Springfield Township Police Department at 610-544-1100.
Suspect at large after allegedly shooting man to death for driving too slow
By John McDevitt, KYW NewsradioPHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Authorities in Delaware County are investigating a shooting that took the life of a 54-year-old man Wednesday morning on a stretch of State Road in Springfield. Witnesses told investigators at the scene that it was the result of an apparent road rage incident involving two cars.
At a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon, Springfield Township Police Chief Joe Daly said it appears that 54-year-old King Hua of Springfield was driving his car slower than the rest of traffic, when a woman driving a dark-colored SUV passed him on the shoulder. A male passenger then fired shots at Hua's oncoming car.
“A man lost his life today over traveling in his car too slow in rush-hour traffic,” Daly said at a news conference, per NBC News. “It’s just not acceptable.”
A bullet through the windshield struck Hua, causing him to lose control of the car and crash between Buttonwood Drive and Meetinghouse Lane. Hua died at the hospital a short time later. His wife, who was in the passenger seat survived.
Police say the driver of that dark-colored SUV and her passenger fled the township in the vehicle. Investigators have not yet been able to determine the make or model.
"This is Springfield Township. This kind of stuff will not be tolerated here," Daly said Wednesday afternoon. "Our community is a very peaceful community. And if you come here to commit a crime, we are going to find you, we're going to arrest you. We're going to prosecute you. If you flee, we're gonna aggressively pursue you. We're going to hunt you down and we're going to lock you up."
One witness who lives across the street, Jackie Washco, told KYW Newsradio that she heard a commotion around 8:45 a.m.
“I heard two loud pops, and then I heard a crash,” Washco said. “This is a pretty busy intersection. We get car crashes all the time, so I didn’t really think too much of it. So I just went out to check, and a woman comes out of her car, and she’s screaming. She’s telling me to call an ambulance, her husband’s dead.”
Washco called 911 and told the dispatcher it was a car crash, but the dispatcher corrected her and informed her that it was a shooting scene.
“There happened to be a nurse that was waiting at the red light at the time, and she immediately got out of her car and started helping the gentleman,” she added.
Township and county officials say Hua and his wife immigrated from Vietnam.
They say, at this point, the shooting does not appear to be racially motivated.
The suspects remain at large, while township and county detectives search for surveillance video in the area. Springfield police say this was an isolated incident and there is no further danger. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Springfield Township Police Department at 610-544-1100.
