UPDATE: Wilmington Man Arrested for Shooting Incident on Rt.1 in Smyrna

UPDATE: The Delaware State Police (DSP) have arrested a Wilmington man in connection with two road rage shootings that occurred on Route 1.

Troopers arrested 61-year-old Curtis Reed on three counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony and four counts of aggravated menacing between the two incidents. He was issued a $22,000 unsecured bond, in addition to being committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $24,600 cash bond.

Reed is accused of using a firearm during two road rage incidents; one from Feb. 6 in New Castle, and one from Mar. 10 in Smyrna. The DSP Criminal Investigations Unit took over the road rage incidents and identified the suspect vehicle as a gray Nissan Rogue and the driver as Reed. A search warrant for the vehicle was subsequently obtained.

On the morning of Mar. 18, the DSP Special Operations Response Team located Reed while driving the Nissan in Wilmington and arrested him without incident. Reed and the vehicle were both taken to Troop 2. Detectives executed the search warrant and recovered a loaded handgun that was concealed in the vehicle.

SMYRNA, Del. – The Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred Tuesday morning in Smyrna.

On Mar. 10 at 5:40 a.m., troopers responded to southbound Route 1 near Exit 119 for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed that while traveling southbound on Route 1, an unknown male suspect in a light gray crossover-style SUV fired a firearm, striking the victim’s black BMW twice. The BMW’s driver, a 46-year-old man, and a passenger were not injured. After the shooting, the suspect vehicle continued southbound on Route 1.

Detectives ask anyone who witnessed or has information about this case to contact Detective J. Lucyk at (302) 365-8446. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police(Opens in a new window.) or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers(Opens in a new window.) at 1-800-847-3333.

This article was originally published on Mar. 11 at 5:23 p.m.