Interstate 495 Beltway stabbing near Washington D.C leads to irate driver getting out of car after Virginia highway crash and stabbing four, killing female motorist and dog, before Virginia State Police shoots road rage driver dead.
A stabbing spree at the hands of an irate motorist along a Virginia state Interstate highway on Sunday led to four people stabbed, including a female motorist killed along with a dog. The incident led to responding police shooting and killing the road rage driver at the scene.
The Virginia State Police stated the incident happening on the Interstate 495 Beltway around 1:17 p.m. ET when they were called about reports of a road rage incident after a car crash.
When officials arrived at the scene, they found four stabbing victims and a man with a knife. Authorities said he refused to put down the knife and he was shot by a state trooper. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
I-495 Beltway stabbing along Virginia Interstate highway leaves 39 year old female and dog dead
A 39-year-old woman and a dog were among the stabbing victims; they both died from their injuries, WUSA9 reported.
The crash and incident is under investigation and the roadway is still closed as of 4:30 p.m., according to the Northern Virginia Department of Transportation.
The VDOT advised that people “seek alternate routes” as miles-long traffic continues to stretch down the beltway.
The incident is not believed to be terrorism-related, officials said following a mass shooting episode at an Austin, Texas bar that left three dead, including a gunman donning Islam inspired garb and possibly in response to the U.S strike on Iran over the weekend.
