I-35W back open in Fort Worth after man flown from scene following road rage shooting

FORT WORTH, Texas - Traffic on I-35W in Fort Worth is now moving at a normal pace after a portion of the northbound lanes were shut down for hours following a road rage shooting Friday afternoon.

As for the man shot, police said they are not calling him a victim at this time, and it appeared he may have made the situation dangerous right before multiple 911 calls came in claiming gunshots were heard on the interstate.

The man, who Fort Worth police said was shot multiple times, was loaded into a CareFlite helicopter in the middle of northbound I-35W.

"I will tell you it appears to be a road rage incident," said Fort Worth PD Officer Buddy Calzada. 

According to police, the road rage shooting took place near Heritage Trace right before rush hour. 

Police said a man riding a green Kawasaki sportbike and a driver of a tan Ford Expedition got into an argument.

That’s when the man on the motorcycle was shot more than once, but at this time, police are not calling him a victim. 

"We are actually trying to figure out who the actual suspect and victim is at this point," Calzada said. "We do have several witnesses we are talking to to get all the details of what exactly took place out here." 

Multiple vehicles were seen from SKY 4 within Fort Worth police’s crime scene. 

Police said the shooter is cooperating with the investigation, and at this time, is not named a suspect.

"I can tell you anyone that fired a weapon or had a weapon remained on scene. We are speaking with the shooter at this time," Calzada said.

"[It was] terrifying. You don’t really expect to see anything like that on a normal day of driving," Ayuancie Eleese said.

Eleese said she was in the southbound lanes of the interstate right after the shooting.  

"I saw police officers kneeling down with the man on the ground, wiping where he got shot," she recalled. 

After hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic, I-35W was reopened. 

According to police, interviews are underway, but it’s still unclear what exactly led up to the confrontation. 

"Nobody is at-large. Everyone that we need to speak to involved in this incident was at the scene when our officers arrived," Calzada said.