Man charged with murder following I-20 vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in Van Zandt County

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A woman is dead after a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on I-20 in Van Zandt County Tuesday afternoon.

Jason Rashad Williams, 46, has been charged with murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Sheriff Joe Carter says that road rage is suspected as the motive in the shooting, but they are still investigating.

According to a press release from the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in around 1:20 p.m. about a shooting on I-20. A female passenger in a vehicle traveling east on the interstate had been shot at by an occupant of a tractor-trailer rig that was also traveling east, the release said. The woman died.

Her identity has not been released.

A suspect in the shooting has been detained for questioning. The sheriff’s office believes the... — A suspect in the shooting has been detained for questioning. The sheriff’s office believes the shooting to be an isolated incident.(Nick Gibbons/The County Eagle on Facebook)

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