DENVER — A driver and passenger were killed by another driver in an apparent road-rage shooting on Interstate 25 in Denver Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
Police said the shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on northbound I-25 between West Sixth Avenue and West Eighth Avenue.
The police investigation found an apparent road-rage situation occurred between the two victims, who were in one car, and the suspect, 25-year-old Stephen Long, who was driving another car. That happened near I-25 and Alameda Avenue, police said.
Police said the victim driver stopped in the right lane of traffic on northbound I-25 directly underneath the West Sixth Avenue overpass. The victim passenger got out of the car and approached Long, who also stopped on the interstate, police said.
"While the extent of the confrontation between the two is still under investigation, it appears the suspect pulled out a firearm and fatally shot the victim," police said in a news release.
According to police, the victim driver then got out of the car and approached Long, who was still in his car. Long began driving away, and the victim grabbed onto his car, police said. Long exited the highway at West Eighth Avenue and fired multiple shots, hitting the victim and causing him to fall from the car, police said. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.
The victims' names have not yet been released.
Police said an on-duty Denver police detective was driving on the interstate and heard the gunshots. He followed the suspect, who was pulled over in the area of West 13th Avenue and North Meade Street and was arrested without further incident, police said.
Police said Long is being held on two counts of first-degree murder.
Police said they've talked to several witnesses, but they're asking anyone else who has information or dashcam video to call them or call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).
The northbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours due to the shooting. The road has since reopened.
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