Road Rage Driver Aimed Gun Out Vehicle Window In South Windsor: Police

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — A road rage incident involving a firearm on Interstate 291 Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a Hartford man, according to state police.

Around 3:16 p.m., state troopers were notified of a road rage incident that occurred on the westbound side of the highway in the area of exit 4. The victim said he was driving west and attempting to let a vehicle merge onto the highway, when a vehicle came from behind him at a high rate of speed and cut directly in front of his vehicle, according to a state police report.

After being cut off, the victim honked his horn, and the other driver then held his hand out the window while holding a firearm. The vehicle then drove away, and the reporting party called 911, according to a state police report.

Troopers were able to make contact with the victim where the registration for the suspect vehicle was obtained. After speaking with the victim, troopers identified the suspect vehicle to be a black Chevy Malibu, which was registered to Rashaun Burney, 23, of Hartford, according to a state police report.

Around 4 p.m., a trooper observed the vehicle driving south on I-91 in the area of exit 33. A traffic stop was conducted, and Burney was identified as the operator. The victim was able to identify Burney, and a firearm was located inside the vehicle. The firearm, magazine and ammunition were all seized as evidence, according to a state police report.

Burney was charged with illegal brandishing of a firearm, second-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace. He was released after posting a $10,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear March 12 in Hartford Superior Court.