Worker Killed in Shooting on George Washington Bridge

A 46-year-old off-duty Con Edison worker was shot and killed Tuesday night on the George Washington Bridge in a shooting police suspect stemmed from road rage. The gunman fired through a window of the worker’s car, striking him in the shoulder, law enforcement sources said. The shooting shut down the bridge around 7 p.m.

The Shooting on the Bridge

Video showed the victim’s blue Volkswagen Golf nearly colliding with another driver on an entrance ramp to the bridge, sources said. Shortly afterward, a single bullet apparently shattered the car’s rear passenger window. Law enforcement sources told News 4 that the bullet appeared to hit the driver’s seat headrest before entering the victim’s body.

The vehicle later struck a median and stopped. The suspect drove on, according to law enforcement sources. Investigators said late Tuesday that the shooting may have followed a road-rage dispute. Police suspected a possible connection, but their assessment remained qualified and the investigation continued.

The shooting happened on a major bridge crossing and led to a closure around 7 p.m. All lanes reopened around 1 a.m. Wednesday, during the same overnight incident period. Authorities stayed at the scene much of the night, searching for ballistics evidence and reviewing surveillance footage for information about the other vehicle.

Suspect Still Sought

Police were still seeking the gunman Wednesday morning. The NYPD hadn’t released a description of the suspected shooter. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage as they sought information about the other vehicle involved before the shooting. The available account didn’t identify the other driver or establish that person’s role.

Authorities also hadn’t publicly confirmed a motive. Investigators said the shooting may have resulted from a road-rage dispute, but the account reported no arrest and didn’t say police had identified a suspect. The victim’s identity remained withheld while authorities worked to identify his family.

The reported sequence starts with a near collision on an entrance ramp. Shortly afterward, someone fired through the Volkswagen’s rear passenger window. The bullet appeared to strike the headrest before hitting the driver in the shoulder, according to sources cited by News 4. The car then hit a median and stopped while the suspected gunman continued driving.

The report identifies the victim as a 46-year-old off-duty Con Edison worker, but gives no further personal details. It reports no information about the victim’s or suspected shooter’s background, and no connection between the incident and migration, demographic change, or a political dispute. The confirmed public details concern the shooting, the suspected road-rage circumstances, the bridge closure, and the continuing search for the gunman. By Wednesday morning, police hadn’t released the victim’s identity or a description of the suspected shooter.