A Danville man has been charged with murder following a deadly shooting on Interstate 20 in Texas.
Jason Rashad Williams was booked into the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center on a $1.75 million bond in connection with the victim’s death, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. Williams was also charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
According to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, police received a call around 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 19 advising a shooting had occurred on I-20. Police said the incident began as road rage and ended with the victim being shot one time. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect vehicle was identified as an 18-wheeler that continued eastbound on I-20. Following a search, police found the 18-wheeler and detained the driver, who was identified as Williams.
