The man fatally shot Saturday morning in the 900 block of Richards Road in an apparent case of road rage is identified as Emilio Lopez-Lajuj, 33.
Officers responded at 9:50 a.m. and found Lopez-Lajuj, unresponsive, sitting in the driver’s seat of his Toyota Camry with a gunshot wound to his upper left leg. His car was running and still in drive. Lopez-Lajuj died at the scene.
Homicide Unit detectives reviewed surveillance video which showed that Lopez-Lajuj was slowly driving west on Richards Road when a newer model black Dodge Charger with tinted windows and black wheels drove around the Camry. Lopez-Lajuj then pulled his car up to the Dodge Charger and bumped the Charger’s driver’s side rear quarter panel. Lopez-Lajuj and the other driver got out of their vehicles and appeared to briefly argue prior to the shooting. The suspect drove off toward I-24 and Haywood Lane.
Anyone with information about this fatal shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.
