TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — A Texas man driving through Georgia is dead after investigators say he was the victim of a road rage shooting.
Troup County deputies responded to Interstate 85 where a car had crashed into the median.
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When they arrived, they found the driver, later identified as 64-year-old Richard Hawk from Texas, had been shot in the head.
Hawk was rushed to Wellstar West Georgia Hospital where he died.
A witness reported to the West Point Police Department that he or she had seen “road rage” behavior between two cars, including Hawk’s, and gave them the tag number and a description of the other car.
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Police found the car inside West Point city limits.
Deputies responded and arrested the driver, 23-year-old Nytorian Allen of LaGrange.
Allen has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
It’s unclear what led up to the shooting.
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