A 46-year-old driver died on Tuesday night, October 20, after he was found shot on the George Washington Bridge, in an incident investigators believe may have begun with a near-collision on an entrance ramp. Port Authority police responded shortly after 7 p.m. to a reported one-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level and found the driver wounded inside a Volkswagen Golf.

Source: We Are New Jersey (Townsquare), reporting Port Authority police and NYPD

The man was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey, where he died. Port Authority police initially said he had been shot in the head; the NYPD, which has taken the lead in the investigation, later clarified that he was shot in the rear of the right shoulder. No other injuries were reported. His identity has not been released pending notification of his family.

Source: We Are New Jersey (Townsquare)

A ramp dispute, then a shot — investigators' account

Unnamed law enforcement sources told NBC New York that video of the incident shows the blue Volkswagen Golf colliding with another car on a ramp leading to the westbound upper level. A shot was then fired, shattering the Volkswagen's rear passenger window and striking the driver, according to the sources. The Golf hit the median and came to a stop while the other vehicle drove away. Authorities told ABC7 New York the victim was a Rockland County resident and an off-duty Con Edison worker. Police are reviewing surveillance footage; no arrests have been made and no description of the shooter has been released. Whether the shooting was a road-rage incident remains an allegation under investigation, not an established finding.

Source: HeyDay News summary of ABC7 New York and NBC New York reporting

46age of the driver killed
7 p.m.approx. time police responded, Oct 20
12:10 a.m.all bridge lanes reopened
0arrests announced so far

The New Jersey-bound upper level of the bridge — one of the busiest crossings between New York City and New Jersey, used daily by commuters and commercial trucks — was closed just after 7 p.m. for the investigation and all lanes reopened at 12:10 a.m. Awaaz Punjab is not naming the victim because police have not officially released his identity. Anyone with information is being asked to contact the NYPD as the investigation continues.