An off-duty New Jersey cop is being held on $1 million bond after a road rage incident ended in the death of a 36-year-old man.
Police tell MYFoxNY.com that 40-year-old Joseph Walker shot and killed Joseph Harvey Jr., of Maryland, after an altercation on the shoulder of the interstate Saturday night. Walker’s wife and 3 young children — all under the age of 7 — were in his minivan at the time of the shooting.
From MyFoxNY.com:
Authorities tell MyFoxNY.com the two cars pulled over to the side of the interstate after the alleged road rage incident, and Harvey and his passenger allegedly got out of his vehicle and approached Walker.
Walker then allegedly exited his car, brandished his gun and announced he was a police officer. Harvey continued to approach Walker in a allegedly aggressive manner, and Walker fired at Harvey, fatally wounding him, MyFoxNY.com reports.
Troopers charged Walker on Sunday with second degree murder and manslaughter, and he remains in a Maryland jail on $1 million bond.
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