A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in the US state of Indiana, in a suspected road rage incident. The accused shooter, who was initially detained at the scene, was later released indicating they may have acted in “self-defence” as the victim was carrying a handgun when he confronted the other driver in a pickup truck.
According to police and media reports, the incident took place last week on July 16 at an intersection in Indianapolis. Police said the victim, identified as Gavin Dasaur, was on his way home with his Mexican wife Viviana ZaMora. The man was from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra and got married to ZaMora on June 29, a little over two weeks before his death, local WTHR reports said.
USA – An Indianapolis road rage incident has claimed the life of 29-year-old Gavin Dasaur. He approached another car and can be heard screaming "You want to play with me?" as he banged his gun against the door of the pickup truck of the man he was arguing with. Dasaur was… pic.twitter.com/GzT8z7ZKbX— The Many Faces of Death (@ManyFaces_Death) July 18, 2024
Witnesses said a confrontation took place between Dasaur, who was driving a black Honda, and a person driving a Chevy pickup. A mobile phone video, shot by another driver, shows Dasaur getting out of his car in an irate state following which he is spotted yelling at the driver of the pickup truck, Fox News reported.
The video shows Dasaur carrying a handgun in his right hand and, as he approaches the driver’s side of the pickup truck, he punches the door with the gun in his hand. He then switches the gun to his left hand while simultaneously raising his right hand to the truck’s window.
The driver of the pickup responds by shooting three times and Dasaur immediately drops to the ground. The shooter never exited his vehicle during the confrontation that lasted only seven seconds.
Indianapolis Police Department (IMPD) officer Amanda Hibschman said officials responded to a report of a person shot just after 8 pm on July 16 at an intersection on Indy city’s southeast side. Arriving officers said they found a man on the ground in the middle of the road suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
The man’s wife identified the shooting victim. “I held him as he bled out and I was waiting for the ambulance,” the victim’s widow told The Indianapolis Star.
The IMPD said the investigation over the shooting and alleged road-rage incident is ongoing. Dasaur’s wife condemned the shooting as she grieved her husband’s death. “He was a hardworking man that always went out of his way to help anyone and wanted to give the world to me and his family,” she told the local outlet.
(With agency inputs)
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