FATAL RAGE
Teen biker shot dead in road rage incident after HE pulled gun on driver who cut him off on Texas highway
A TEEN biker was shot dead in a road rage clash after HE pulled a gun on the driver who cut him off on a Texas highway.
Police said that JaDerek Gray, 19, stopped his motorcycle in the middle of the interstate before walking toward the driver of an SUV while toting a handgun.
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Fort Worth police were called on Friday, June 26, to the 9800 block of Interstate 35W, near Basswood Boulevard, reports .
They found the teen biker lying wounded on the road.
Police said the motorcyclist was driving in between lanes of traffic on the center-white line on northbound Interstate 35.
It's claimed that the SUV driver - who reportedly didn’t notice the motorcyclist - started to change lanes.
Police said the motorcyclist swerved and the two didn’t collide.
However the young biker then passed several cars and parked his motorcycle, stopping all traffic, the cops added.
Gray then allegedly walked back toward the SUV, while pointing a handgun at the driver.
Police said the SUV driver told the young man to put down the gun and explained there were children in his vehicle.
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But the force said the motorcyclist allegedly kept advancing toward the SUV while aiming his weapon.
So the SUV driver retrieved his handgun and shot the motorcyclist multiple times.
Police said officers later located Gray’s handgun.
The teen was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has officially identified the dead motorcyclist as JaDerek Gray, 19.
The medical examiner’s office said he died on Friday of multiple gunshot wounds.
Police are calling this ending the worst-case scenario in a road rage situation, reports .
Isel Valenzuela told the broadcaster: "I saw a green motorcycle speed pass me, up between me and the next car.
"Maybe 10-15 seconds later, I hear four gunshots, I look over and I see him laying there, with blood all on his chest and his stomach."
Valenzuela parked, and dashed over to help the bleeding biker, and he also "turned off the bike because it was still running".
Minutes after he desperately applied pressure to Gray's wounds to try and save the teen, firefighters and paramedics arrived at the scene.
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Fort Worth police say Gray caused the shooting that killed him, and that he was traveling in between lanes - or so-called 'lane-splitting' - which is illegal in Texas.
The SUV driver - who has been cooperating with the force's investigation - didn’t see him when trying to change lanes.
"The driver of the SUV asked him to please put the gun down," said Fort Worth Officer Tracy Carter.
The motorist then fatally shot the teen - who is believed to have also fired his handgun.
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The cops say they believe the SUV driver acted in self-defense.
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An upset Valenzuela told Fox that despite the road rage incident, the dead teen "is still a human being".
He said his death "could have been avoided and they "both could have made it home" if the circumstances had been different.
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